First WUSTL underground parking garage opens
The new central underground parking garage on the Danforth Campus is now open. During this academic year, the lot provides an additional 380 parking spaces.
Hodges, former head of neuroradiology, 84
Fred J. “Ted” Hodges III, professor emeritus of radiology and one of the founders of the neuroradiology section at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, died Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007.
Fat metabolism behind diabetic heart disease
Researchers have found what may be a useful biomarker for diagnosing cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes.
Fulbrights awarded to thirteen WUSTL students
Thirteen WUSTL students have been awarded Fulbright Scholarships for the 2007-08 academic year. Nine are recently graduated seniors and four are current graduate students. They will spend a full academic year in a host country.
New tuition agreement announced for graduate and professional students
As a way to support interdisciplinary study, the deans of WUSTL’s seven schools have signed a new graduate/professional tuition allocation agreement that encourages graduate and professional students to take courses outside of their home schools.
Service through song
Photo by David KilperJudy O’Leary, Administrative Assistant in the Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values, sings karaoke with a resident of Mary Ryder Home at the Days of Caring event, a community service project for Washington University faculty and staff.
Yokoyama becomes sixth director of MSTP
Wayne M. Yokoyama, M.D., was named director of the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) effective July 1.
Weight-loss strategies may benefit from research on intestinal proteins
A protein that absorbs lipids in the upper part of the intestine may hold the key to a novel approach for obesity treatment.
WU Athletics ranks 12th in NCSA
The National Collegiate Scouting Association (NCSA) announced its fifth annual Collegiate Power Rankings Wednesday, Aug. 15, and Washington University finished in 12th place on the list of top academic and athletic colleges and universities in the country. The list includes all schools at the NCAA Division I, II and III levels. Washington University also finished […]
Maya Lin opens fall Assembly Series
The Fall 2007 Assembly Series parts with some of the traditions of the 54-year-old lecture series, while maintaining its mission of presenting to the Washington University community some of the most distinctive and vibrant voices of the day.
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