Trustees consider strategic planning initiative
The Board of Trustees of Washington University in St. Louis met Oct. 6 to discuss strategic planning, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. Three topics were considered: 1.) societal challenges that the University should address in the future, 2.) University constituencies and how well they are being served, and 3.) undergraduate enrollment issues.
Poll workers needed
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006. At the request of the Missouri Secretary of State’s office, Washington University is encouraging interested faculty, staff and students to consider becoming volunteer poll workers.
Location, location, location
A WUSTL initiative is bringing Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) technology to students, faculty and staff and is responsible for offering the first formal introductory and follow-up GIS courses open to any major.
Nuremberg remembered
Photo by Mary ButkusM. Cherif Bassiouni (left), a world-renowned authority on international criminal justice, discusses the legacy of the Nuremberg trials with second-year law students.
Sports
The No. 19 women’s soccer team extended its winning streak to six with two victories last week.
Previously approved drugs may be helpful in fatal pediatric disorder
A fatal pediatric neurodegenerative disorder may be treatable via a molecule already targeted by approved drugs, School of Medicine researchers have found.
Empowering patients
Photo by David Kilper
Unmasking nutrition’s role in genetic makeup, birth defects
School of Medicine researchers used transparent fish embryos to discover how genes and diet interact to cause birth defects.
Workplace wellness
Photo by David KilperMembers of the WUSTL community are encouraged to take part in WU Walks — lunchtime tours of the Danforth Campus — presented by Washington University Wellness Connection.
Copper vital for thinking, fetal growth
School of Medicine research has found that if the brain could make the right connections, we all might be smarter.
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