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F. Sessions Cole, M.D., has been named assistant vice chancellor for children’s health at the School of Medicine.

Photo by Mary ButkusTraditional and modern Indian dance take the stage in the annual Diwali celebration.

The Gateway Older Women’s League rewards Annelise Mertz, professor emerita in the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences, for decades of championing the arts.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Nov. 7-13. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. Nov. 9 9:01 a.m. — A person […]

School of Medicine investigators have developed a model to identify patients at high risk of developing glaucoma.

The No. 2 volleyball team picked up three 3-0 wins Nov. 9-11 at the NCAA Central Region Championship at the Field House.

The Washington University Symphony Orchestra will present “OrganFest,” a concert showcasing the university’s recently refurbished Graham Chapel organ, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19.

Photo by Mary ButkusThe campus Knit-In brings together knitting enthusiasts from across campus and the community.

Major Indian film star and social activist Shabana Azmi, will give a talk at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 29, in Graham Chapel on the Washington University Danforth Campus. The lecture, “Bollywood and Beyond,” will explore South Asia’s socio-cultural climate. It is free and open to the public.

On a mammogram, LCIS and ALH typically look like small deposits of calcium.In women whose initial breast biopsies revealed certain rare, yet benign breast conditions, more extensive follow-up surgical biopsies found that up to 25% of them actually had cancer in addition to these benign lesions. Most of the cancers were invasive, meaning the tumors had penetrated normal breast tissue and would require treatment. In the study, conducted at the School of Medicine, the women’s initial biopsies had revealed atypical lobular hyperplasia (ALH) or lobular carcinoma-in-situ (LCIS), conditions that increase the risk of breast cancer, but which are themselves considered benign.