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Michael Douglas, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for research, is leaving Washington University to focus greater energy on family owned businesses outside of St. Louis. Additionally, Douglas announced that he plans to remain a resident of St. Louis and work independently on technology development, intellectual property licensing, startup companies and venture capital investment to spur biotechnology advancement in the region.

Randy Korotev regularly receives samples from meteorite enthusiasts that are not the real thing; mistakenly identified meteorites are dubbed “meteorwrongs.”

School of Medicine researchers identified an alteration in heart cell connections when they studied muscle samples from the heart-transplant patients.

He’s the head of the cerebrovascular disease section of the Department of Neurology and a professor of neurological surgery and of radiology.

The goal is to have the entire roadway — every lane in each direction — open for motor-vehicle traffic by then; much of the concrete has been poured along the route.

Photo by Kevin LowderThe Hip Jazz Quartet performs as part of the Jazz at Holmes series; the group includes Peter Martin, who was in the recent film Good Night, and Good Luck.

Courtesy PhotoPathfinder Program students use an emission spectrometer at the Rio Tinto site in southern Spain.The work conducted along the Rio Tinto in Spain was part of the program’s Capstone Experience, a research-intensive field study conducted during the senior year.

The Dean’s Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor awarded to a medical staff member, includes a $1,000 cash prize.

Photo by David KilperPhase 4B of a new residence hall on the South 40 continues, in which both Koenig and Liggett halls were scheduled to be replaced.

Photo by Robert BostonA bone-density screening was a recent initiative of the Community Outreach Program of the Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science.