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University Police recently issued the following crime alert. 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. On Sept. 11 around 11:30 p.m., a suspect approached […]

Knowing that the cancer is likely to spread quickly from the eye to the liver may allow for earlier, preventive treatments in high-risk patients.

Visitors walking up the Brookings Hall steps have a new sight greeting them just before passing through the archway to the Danforth Campus — a plaza, complete with benches, a fountain and a planter.

Jacob Schaefer, Ph.D., the Charles Allen Thomas Professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences, has received a one-year, $420,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for research titled “Solid-State NMR Analysis of Chain Packing and Dynamics in Polycarbonates.” … Karen L. Wooley, Ph.D., the Barbara and David Thomas Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences, has received a one-year, $212,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for research titled “Synthetic Methodology Development, Utilizing the Physical and Chemical Manipulation of Discrete Nanoscale Objects.” … Luis H. Zayas, Ph.D., the Shanti K. Khinduka Distinguished Professor of Social Work, has received a five-year, $1,733,337 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health for research titled “Sociocultural Processes in Latina Suicide Attempts.” … Elliot L. Elson, Ph.D., the Alumni Endowed Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, was named to the 2007 class of Society Fellows by the Biophysical Society for his pioneering and influential work in biophysics and for significantly extending the understanding of the dynamics of biological macromolecules, cells and tissues; and for his development of novel techniques to study these systems. … Jane Phillips-Conroy, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology and in the Department of Anthropology, has received grants from the Leakey Foundation and the National Geographical Society to undertake field research on hybrid baboons of eastern and central Zambia (2006-07) and funding from the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research for a conference entitled “Evolutionary Anthropology at the Interface”, to be held in New York in 2007.

Photo by Ray MarklinMedical students gathered at the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center for the annual Student Activities Fair Aug. 21.

Walker comes to the University from her position as president and chief investment officer of Qwest Asset Management Co., where she oversees $14 billion in retirement and other assets.

The School of Medicine’s Mini-Med I will be held 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays from Sept. 26-Nov. 14.

Researchers at the School of Medicine have found that hearts with muscle thickening due to high blood pressure use too little fat for energy.

School of Medicine neurosurgeons are recommending legislation aimed at reducing the rates of serious injuries from ATV-related accidents in children.

Peter Westervelt, M.D., Ph.D., was named director of the bone marrow transplantation and leukemia section of the Division of Oncology.