Competing in the global economy
Photo by Joe AngelesSen. “Kit” Bond, in town for a roundtable discussion on his efforts to prevent the loss of U.S.-educated international students, spoke at the University.
Cancer therapy based on anatomical location may soon be obsolete
Traditional cancer treatments may eventually be replaced with therapies that use the most beneficial drugs possible, regardless of the tumor’s location.
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Westermann to conclude Center for the Humanities Faculty Fellows Series
Mariët Westermann, Ph.D., director of the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University, will lecture on “In the House of Mirrors: Painting and Experience in the Dutch Republic” at 4 p.m. April 24 in Anheuser-Busch Hall, Room 305. Westermann is the final speaker appearing this spring as part of The Center for the Humanities […]
Medical students take health care to those in need
Courtesy PhotoMedical students Funmi Okuyemi and Amanda Raya visit new friends at a medical clinic in Bluefields, Nicaragua, over spring break.Medical students get first-hand experience on ‘eye opening’ spring break trips to the Navajo Nation and Nicaragua.
Tips from a pro
Chancellor Emeritus William H. Danforth speaks on “The Past, Present and Future of Biomedical Research” at the Advanced Research Institute on Geriatric Mental Health at the School of Medicine. The National Institute of Health-funded institute hosted this year at WUSTL by Yvette Sheline, M.D., professor of psychiatry and director of the Center for Depression and […]
Obituary: Yeo, first-year student in Arts & Sciences; 18
The resident of Beaumont House residence hall died April 16; he was a member of the Catholic Student Center and the Asian American Association.
13 appointed McDonnell Academy ambassadors
“Our ambassadors are expected to build what I have called an ‘academic commerce’ between Washington University and the partner universities,” Chancellor Wrighton said.
University wins high-profile research case
A federal judge ruled April 14 in favor of WUSTL in an important case against a former faculty member regarding ownership of tissue samples used in research.
One of a kind
Daniel Brennan, M.D., already had his foot solidly in the door when he interviewed for a job at the School of Medicine 13 years ago. Administrators from the school had, after all, recruited him to come to town for an interview. So he arguably would have received the job even if he hadn’t helped revive […]
U. City sculpture series in full bloom
University students are doing their part to help beautify the U. City area as they have adorned the community with various public art projects.
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