Profiling by dialect
Photo by David KilperJohn Baugh, Ph.D., the Margaret Bush Wilson Professor in Arts & Sciences, studies how and why people react to linguistic differences
Eating disorders chronicled in Greenfield Assembly Series talk
Photographer and filmmaker Lauren Greenfield, a pre-eminent chronicler of American youth culture with a focus on eating disorders, will speak about her work at 11 a.m. March 7 in Graham Chapel as part of the Assembly Series. A viewing of her highly rated HBO documentary feature film “Thin” will be held at 6:30 p.m. March 6 in Simon Hall’s May Auditorium, followed by a panel discussion.
Women’s basketball defeats No. 14 Lake Forest, 58-47, in NCAA second round
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Morehouse College Glee Club performance
Sponsored by the Danforth Campus Martin Luther King Commemoration Committee, proceeds from the concert will provide book scholarships to St. Louis-area freshmen entering Morehouse.
Area autism prevalence higher in boys than girls, study finds
A School of Medicine group used birth data to analyze autism prevalence among children in the St. Louis metropolitan area.
Survival rate for pancreatic cancer is improving
The survival rate for pancreatic cancer patients use to be less than a year, but advances in surgical techniques and follow-up treatment have improved the rate for many according to William Hawkins and Steven Stasberg. Both are doctors at the School of Medicine and Siteman Cancer Center.
Wacky engineering fun
Photo by David KilperRichard L. Axelbaum, Ph.D., associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, demonstrates the combustion inside a jet engine using a hypodermic needle and propane fuel as part of the chemistry demonstrations Feb. 19 in The Gargoyle, part of the campus events celebrating National Engineers Week.
Older men needed for study to improve health
A School of Medicine study will look at the effects of combining exercise training with hormone therapy to improve physical function in older men.
Two Jewish conferences come to campus
This month, WUSTL will host the national leadership training seminar for Kesher, the campus program of the Union for Reform Judaism, as well as the national convention for the National Union of Jewish LGBTIQQ Students, a group which seeks to “empower our communities and ourselves through education, support and outreach.”
On the right foot
Photo by Ray MarklinPhysical therapy students offered foot and posture screenings to undergraduates at a health fair Feb. 13 in Friedman Lounge.
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