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Andrew B. Newman, a senior mathematics and physics dual major in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, is one of 18 undergraduate students selected nationwide by NASA astronauts to receive a $10,000 scholarship through the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF).

Junjie Chen, Ph.D., staff scientist, has received a two-year, $143,000 grant from the American Heart Association for research titled “Phenotypic Characterization of Cardiomyopathy in Dystrophic Mice Using Diffusion Sensor MRI.” … Tillmann Cyrus, M.D., senior scientist, has received a two-year, $143,000 grant from the American Heart Association for research titled “Three-dimensional Molecular Imaging of Intramural Biomarkers With Targeted Nanoparticles.” … Craig Glaiberman, M.D., instructor in radiology, has received a two-year, $121,000 grant from the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation for research titled “Simulation: A Novel Method to Objectively Assess Interventional Skill Sets.” … Thomas Conturo, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of radiology, has received a one-year, $120,482 grant from the University of Pittsburgh/Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation for research titled “Diffusion Tensor Tracking of Connectivity Abnormalities in Autism.” … Amir Amini, Ph.D., associate professor of medicine, has received a one-year, $110,000 grant from the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation for research titled “Non-Invasive Measurement of Intravascular Pressures From MRI.” … Bernard Camins, M.D., instructor in medicine, has received a one-year, $110,000 grant from the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation for research titled “Reducing Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in the ICU With a Chlorhexidine-impregnated Sponge (Biopatch TM).” … Sandor Kovacs, M.D., associate professor of medicine, has received a one-year, $110,000 grant from the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation for research titled “Real-time, Pressure Volume-based Assessment of Cardiac Function.” … Michael S. Hughes, Ph.D., research associate professor of medicine, has received a one-year, $109,537 grant from the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation for research titled “Quantitative Ultrasonic Tissue Characterization of the Heart and Muscular Dystrophy.” … Joel Perlmutter, M.D., professor of neurology, has received a one-year, $88,000 grant from the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation for the Handelman FundCryostat. … John Rice, Ph.D., professor of mathematics in psychiatry, has received a one-year, $71,223 grant from the University of Michigan/National Institute on Drug Abuse for research titled “Candidate Genes for Smoking in Related and Unrelated Individuals.” … Keith Woeltje, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of medicine, has received a one-year, $49,909 grant from the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation for research titled “Improved Surveillance for Catheter-associated Bloodstream Infections.” … Anne Cross, M.D., professor of neurology, has received a one-year, $44,000 grant from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for research titled “Restoring Glutamate Homeostasis in EAE.” … Robert Mecham, Ph.D., Alumni Endowed Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology, has received a one-year, $28,770 grant from the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation for the “Establishment of a Dynamic Microscopy Imaging Facility.” … Kerry Kornfeld, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of molecular biology and pharmacology, has received a one-year, $24,000 grant from the Longer Life Foundation for researching the effect of two candidate drugs on delay of aging and extension of the lifespan of mice.

Photo by Joe AngelesJana Harper, lecturer in book arts in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, leads a course in the Nancy Spirtas Kranzberg Studio for the Illustrated Book.Dedicated to the creation, study and exhibition of multidisciplinary and collaborative work, the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts reflects larger developments within art and architecture education.

The University’s Board of Trustees discussed societal challenges that the University should address in the future, University constituencies and how well they are being served and undergraduate enrollment issues.

To reach his goal, Thomas Tung has been researching transplantation of hindlimbs to mice from unrelated donors without giving the mice immunosuppressive drugs.

The women’s cross country team took first place out of 29 teams, scoring 79 points at the Border Wars Oct. 7 in Edwardsville, Ill. The men placed fifth out of 30 teams with 222 points.

This illustration of the Cox-Maze procedure shows the ablation lines in the left atrium.Heart surgeons at the School of Medicine have helped usher in a new era in the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation. Using radiofrequency devices — rather than a scalpel — they’ve greatly shortened the surgery and made it significantly easier to perform. WUSM surgeon Ralph J. Damiano Jr. and colleagues have played a vital role in developing the devices, which deliver high-energy waves to heart tissue and very quickly create scars or ablations.

Photo by David Kilper / WUSTL PhotoResearchers enabled a 14-year-old to play a video game using signals from his brain.Teenage boys and computer games go hand-in-hand. Now, a St. Louis-area teenage boy and a computer game have gone hands-off, thanks to a unique experiment conducted by a team of neurosurgeons, neurologists, and engineers at Washington University in St. Louis. The boy, a 14-year-old who suffers from epilepsy, is the first teenager to play a two-dimensional video game, Space Invaders, using only the signals from his brain to make movements.

WUSTL and Metro hope to determine the usage level of public transportation in the University community.

The Office of Human Resources has released the Fall 2006 edition of It’s Your Benefit, highlighting benefits information for all WUSTL employees.