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A team of researchers, including Herman Pontzer, Ph.D., assistant professor of physical anthropology in Arts & Sciences, has determined through analysis of the earliest known hominid fossils outside of Africa, recently discovered in Dmanisi, Georgia, the former Soviet republic, that the first human ancestors to inhabit Eurasia were more primitive than previously thought.

The Habif Health and Wellness Center on the Danforth Campus has received a full three-year accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

School of Medicine pain researchers have shown that it’s possible to separate the good effects of opiate drugs such as morphine (pain relief) from the unwanted side effects of those drugs (tolerance, abuse and addiction).

Photo by David KilperBest-selling suspense author Ridley Pearson reads “The Story of Ferdinand” to a group of preschoolers during Jumpstart’s Read for the Record Sept. 20 at the Campus Store on the Danforth Campus.

Leila N. Sadat, J.D., the Henry H. Oberschelp Professor of Law, has been appointed director of the Whitney R. Harris Institute for Global Legal Studies by Kent D. Syverud, J.D., dean of the School of Law and the Ethan A. Shepley University Professor. Michael Peil J.D., assistant dean for international programs, is the new executive director of the Harris Institute.

Ruth DeFries, Ph.D., a 1976 summa cum laude graduate of Washington University in St. Louis’ earth and planetary sciences department in Arts & Sciences, has been named a MacArthur Fellow and will receive $500,000 from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Bone marrow transplants are best known for their potential to cure people with certain types of cancer. But they also hold promise for people with severe cases of sickle cell anemia, also known as sickle cell disease. Now, in a first-of-its-kind procedure, St. Louis Children’s Hospital has performed a bone marrow transplant in a teenager with sickle cell disease, using cells from a donor who is unrelated to him.

The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra and conductor David Robertson will perform a free concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, on Art Hill in Forest Park. Five members of the symphony orchestra currently teach violin, bass, bassoon and trombone through the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences.

Due to construction, the #1 WUSTL Gold eastbound bus, operated by Metro, has been rerouted. This change only pertains to the eastbound bus route and will be in effect through Friday, Sept. 28.

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