Breaking ground in reproductive medicine
Photo by Robert Boston
Polonsky elected to Institute of Medicine
Election to the academy is among the highest honors U.S. medical scientists can receive.
Scholars Academy
Photo by Mary ButkusMcDonnell Academy scholars from 12 of Asia’s leading universities were given an inside look at American politics at a recent forum.
Kemper Art Museum to open inaugural exhibitions Oct. 25
Several special exhibitions debut Oct. 25 and will remain on view through Dec. 31.
Cigarette smoking shown to delay tendon-to-bone healing
School of Medicine researchers studied healing in the shoulders of 72 rats following rotator cuff surgery.
Imagine that
Getting subjects to move objects using only their brains has implications toward some day building biomedical devices that can control artificial limbs.
Surgery corrects vision in kids with neurological disorders
School of Medicine pediatric ophthalmologists surgically correct vision on some of the most profoundly impaired children.
Court of Appeals to hear arguments Oct. 24
The Missouri court will hold its session in Anheuser-Busch Hall as part of an educational program.
Giant turtle treated by WUSTL surgeon
Pebbles, a giant tortoise at the Saint Louis Zoo, gets checked out by John P. Kirby, M.D. (far right), assistant professor of surgery and director of the School of Medicine’s Wound Healing Program. Kirby treated a wound on Pebbles’ shell, with assistance from Linda Stamm (far left) and Laurel Wiersema-Bryant, nurse practitioners at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, and Zoo veterinarian Michael Adkesson.
Hampton collection featured on PBS special
The Washington University Library’s Henry Hampton Collection will be featured in a special “Living St. Louis” at 7 p.m. Oct. 16 on KETC/Channel 9. The collection features the work of WUSTL graduate Henry Hampton, creator and producer of “Eyes on the Prize.”
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