Bridge-building is what’s most important, Keshavarz tells U.N.
Speaking before a recent United Nation’s General Assembly on “Civilizations and the Challenge for Peace: Obstacles and Opportunities,” Washington University’s Fatemeh Keshavarz told global diplomats that academic communities have a special duty to help dispel the cultural misunderstandings that so often fuel clashes between nations.
Sullivan Nordmann inducted into CoSIDA Hall of Fame
Amy Sullivan Nordmann, a 1994 WUSTL graduate, is the University Athletic Association’s first honoree.
Architecture program brings K-12 students into the studio
Photo by David KilperSeventeen students from six area schools comprised the inaugural class of the Sam Fox School’s new K-12 architecture program.
Sam Fox School students create artworks for Grace Hill health center
Over the past year, six faculty and students from the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts have planned, created and installed a series of large-scale artworks for the Grace Hill Water Tower Health Center, 4308 North Grand Ave.
Dobbs brace to advance clubfoot treatment
Matthew B. Dobbs, M.D., has designed a dynamic brace, called the Dobbs brace, to provide advanced treatment to children born with clubfoot.
Hamvas named James P. Keating, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics
Aaron Hamvas, M.D., a leading authority on a lethal infant lung disease, has been appointed the first James P. Keating, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics.
Chen receives Microsoft fellowship
Yixin Chen, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science and engineering, is one of five faculty nationwide to receive a 2007 Microsoft Research New Faculty Fellowship. The fellowship is one of the most prestigious awards for young computer scientists, and Chen is the first WUSTL researcher to receive the award.
Screenings help detect eye problems early
Experts recommend routine eye screening in all infants before they leave the hospital and at all well-child visits. Pediatricians look for abnormalities in the reflex of the eye, the alignment of the two eyes and how well a child responds visually to light or to objects. If your child’s physician suspects a problem, he or she will refer you to a pediatric ophthalmologist for a complete eye exam.
Media Advisory – High school science teachers take alternative energy research from local universities back to their classrooms
Professors will show teachers how to create biodiesel and use it to race model boats. Participating teachers will be doing these labs in their classrooms during 2007-08 using equipment borrowed from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and Washington University. Funding from the National Science Foundation and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute supports the workshop and the classroom loan program.
Dealing with bug bites
During the summer months many of us will be bitten by bugs. Dr. Julia Graves and Dr. Ann Martin at the School of Medicine have some advice about how to prevent and treat many types of bug bites. Most bug bites are harmless, but others need prompt medical treatment.
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