Obituary: Janina Brajtburg, 84
Janina Brajtburg, Ph.D., research associate professor emeritus of infectious diseases, died Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006, of kidney failure in Philadelphia. She was 84. Brajtburg joined the Washington University faculty in 1968, when she and her family emigrated from Poland. She retired in 1993.
Living on the South 40: Faculty families interact with students
The Cuilles and the Torreses are the eighth and ninth families, respectively, to accept the University’s invitation to live among students rent-free on campus.
Transplant cures type 2 diabetic rats — without drugs
A transplant procedure by School of Medicine researchers cured rats’ diabetes without the need for risky immune-suppression drugs.
Patrick Ryan to read from work
Ryan’s debut novel — Send Me — was published earlier this year.
Retirees honored with luncheon at Whittemore House
The 60 retirees contributed a total of 1,309 years of service to the University.
A passion for improving lives
Photo by David Kilper
WUSTL botanists awarded
At its annual meeting this summer in Chiang Mai, Thailand, the Society for Economic Botany honored Memory Elvin-Lewis, Ph.D., adjunct professor of Microbiology and Ethnobotany at the School of Medicine; and Walter H. Lewis, Ph.D., professor emeritus of biology in Arts & Sciences “in recognition of outstanding achievement, research, and service to the field of economic botany.”
Mumps vaccine available
In light of two recent cases at Wheaton College in Illinois, Student Health Services is recommending that students review their mumps immunization history to make certain that they have received two doses of MMR vaccine or have had a blood test that indicates mumps immunity.
MOST program offered
The state tuition savings program is included in the WUSTL benefits package.
MOST program offered
The state tuition savings program is included in the WUSTL benefits package.
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