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.

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.

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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