Landsverk named senior scholar at the School of Social Work
Edward F. Lawlor, dean of the School of Social Work and the William E. Gordon Professor, recently announced the appointment, effective Jan. 1.
Longer Life Foundation grants awards to researchers
They will investigate several aspects of healthy aging as well as the mental health of breast cancer patients and aspects of behavior in obese children.
Telephone smoker counseling focus of grant
The “Call-2-Quit” project will compare two approaches to smoking cessation telephone counseling, differing in counseling style and in the range of topics covered.
A circuitous route to department chair
Richard J. Smith’s path to becoming chair of the Department of Anthropology in Arts & Sciences wasn’t a conventional one. But that suits Smith just fine. His job isn’t necessarily conventional, either. “My work is unusual for a physical anthropologist,” says Smith, Ph.D., the Ralph E. Morrow Distinguished University Professor. “I basically do not go […]
Campus Authors: Stanley Finger, Ph.D.
His new book suggests that Benjamin Franklin deserves considerable recognition for his important but overlooked contributions to medicine.
December degrees
Photo by Mary ButkusNearly 550 degree candidates were recognized at the Degree Candidate Recognition Ceremony in December in Graham Chapel.
New imaging technique stands brain injury research on its head
University scientists have devised a technique on humans that for the first time shows just what the brain does when the skull accelerates.
Nominations sought for the Gloria White award
The Gloria W. White Distinguished Service Award recognizes a staff member for exceptional effort and contributions that enhance the University.
In the catbird’s seat
Photo by David KilperA red-tailed hawk — perhaps this one on the arch between January and Busch halls — has been spotted for several years around the Hilltop Campus.
Calorie restriction may prevent primary aging in the heart
Studying members of the Calorie Restriction Society, School of Medicine investigators found that their hearts functioned like the hearts of much younger people.
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