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Casey L. Moulson, research instructor in medicine, died suddenly Friday, Sept. 7, 2007. She was 36.

Photo by David KilperHimadri B. Pakrasi, Ph.D., has an impressive title, one that speaks volumes about who he is, what he has done and what he is doing. Pakrasi, the George William and Irene Koechig Freiberg Professor of Biology in Arts & Sciences, and professor of energy in the School of Engineering, has a title that transcends what have been boundaries at Washington University.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Sept. 17-19. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. Sept. 17 11 p.m. — Complainant reported that she left her purse containing two debit cards, one credit card, her cell phone and $18 at Ursa’s Café. When she returned at 12:50 a.m., the purse and its contents were missing. 3:23 p.m. Student reported her ID card lost or stolen within the past three days. Sept. 18 9:07 a.m. — A parking permit was reported stolen from a motorcycle.

If a cervical tumor glows brightly in a PET scan, it’s apt to be more dangerous than dimmer tumors, according to results a new School of Medicine study.

A School of Medicine study suggests that the most commonly prescribed anti-diabetes drug could potentially improve pregnancy outcomes in women with insulin resistance.

Photo by Whitney CurtisStudents from Umrath House gathered around Vito Acconci’s “Face of the Earth” (1988) at Laumeier Sculpture Park last Saturday afternoon. The 96-acre outdoor museum in Sunset Hills, Mo., contains more than 80 monumental works by internationally known contemporary artists.

Richard P. Sloan, professor of behavioral medicine in psychiatry at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital at the Columbia University Medical Center, will respond to the question, “Is Religion Good for Your Health?” at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, in Graham Chapel. Sloan’s talk is free and open to the public.

Swenson will launch the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts’ fall Visiting Artist Lecture Series on Wednesday, Sept. 26, with a 7 p.m. talk about his work.

An enriched peanut-butter mixture given at home is successfully promoting recovery in large numbers of starving children in Malawi, research by Mark Manary, M.D., shows.

Best-selling suspense author Ridley Pearson will read the children’s book “The Story of Ferdinand” — the official campaign book for Jumpstart’s “Read for the Record” — at 4 p.m. Sept. 20, in the University’s Campus Store on the Danforth Campus.