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The Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values has awarded research grants for six faculty projects and four student projects for 2007-08.

Chancellor Emeritus William H. Danforth, M.D., was presented with the inaugural Christopher Hobler Spirit of Hope Award by the non-profit organization Hope Happens at the 3rd annual “Evening of Hope,” a gala dinner and concert May 14 at The Sheldon Concert Hall.

The Metro Meridian Garage at the Brentwood I-64 MetroLink Station opened June 12.

A $2.5 million grant will continue the University’s work with local AIDS service organizations and with local health departments to encourage HIV testing.

The Office of Human Resources has announced a new enhancement to the Long Term Disability Plan that offers faculty and staff the opportunity to purchase at a reasonable monthly premium coverage for a shorter waiting period before the start of LTD benefits.

Arts & Sciences graduate students Jeff Cameron and Megan Daschbach have been chosen to participate in the 57th Meeting of Nobel Laureates July 1-6 in Lindau, Germany.

The School of Law will host a workshop titled “The Effects of Domestic Violence on Children” from 8:30 a.m.-noon July 12 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom of Anheuser-Busch Hall.

A $450,000 grant from The Henry Luce Foundation will boost the experiential learning opportunities provided by the Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic, through which students provide pro bono legal and technical services to environmental and community organizations.

The list of reasons you shouldn’t smoke has gotten longer. Researchers at the School of Medicine are reporting that smoking interferes with ligament healing. Each year in the United States there are more than 20 million reported ligament injuries, and MCL injuries — which affect a ligament supporting the knee joint — are the most common. Studying mice with MCL injuries, the team discovered cigarette smoking impairs the recruitment of cells to the injury site and delays healing following ligament repair surgery.

Women who get most of their daily calcium from food have healthier bones than women whose calcium comes mainly from supplemental tablets, say researchers at the School of Medicine. Surprisingly, this is true even though the supplement takers have higher average calcium intake.