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A pediatric orthopaedic surgeon at the School of Medicine has shown early success in correcting a congenital foot defect with minimal surgery.

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Photo by David KilperBiblical scholar Pamela Barmash leads Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Studies

Henry Louis Gates Jr., Ph.D., the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University, will deliver the keynote address for the 12th annual Chancellor’s Fellowship Conference at 2 p.m. April 26 in Graham Chapel.

An angiogram, or X-ray image of blood vesselsScientists have uncovered a new biomedical technique that could increase blood flow to alleviate problems associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes and many surgical procedures. They found that blocking the action of a blood-clot-associated protein turns up the effect of a biologically produced gas that can open blood vessels and increase blood flow.

Members of the Washington University community will gather at 7:30 p.m. April 19 in Brookings Quandrangle to show support for those impacted by the Virginia Tech tragedy. Candles will be lit, followed by a moment of silence, and those in attendance will have the opportunity to add their thoughts to a condolence message that will be sent to Virginia Tech University.

School of Medicine researchers have untangled two similar disabilities that often afflict stroke patients, revealing that one may be treatable with drugs for Parkinson’s disease.

Courtesy PhotoWUSTL representatives (back row from second to left) Kristopher Kelley, Kate Burson, Teresa Wallace, Kenneth A. Harrington, Yiping Chen and Russell Kohn interact with children at Mahabo Commune in Madagascar.Five students and one faculty member boarded a plane for Madagascar in March, but they weren’t looking for exotic beaches. They were headed to the remote Third World Mahabo Commune to assess the impact of economic development.

The McDonnell International Scholars Academy has partnered with Eisenhower Fellowships, a non-partisan, non-profit organization, to launch the St. Louis International Leadership Initiative.

Jeff Pike, dean of the College of Art and the Graduate School of Art, has been named the first Jane Reuter Hitzeman and Herbert F. Hitzeman Jr. Professor of Art in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, according to Carmon Colangelo, the E. Desmond Lee Professor for Collaboration in the Arts and dean of the Sam Fox School.