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John Landsverk, Ph.D., has been named senior scholar at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. Edward F. Lawlor, Ph.D., dean of the School of Social Work and the William E. Gordon Professor, recently announced Landsverk’s appointment, effective Jan. 1.

Structure of the fatty acid receptor CD36French researchers recently reported that mice have a receptor in their tongues that can sense fat, and the presence of that receptor seems to drive the mice to crave fat in their diets. The research was based on work from scientists at the School of Medicine, where investigators previously had identified a protein receptor for fat and documented its function in recognizing and using fatty food.

Repair proteins (bright green areas) are inhibited from gathering at sites of DNA damage.To remain healthy, all cells must quickly mend any breaks that arise in their DNA strands. But cancer cells are particularly dependent on a process called homologous recombination to repair DNA and stay alive. Now researchers at the School of Medicine have identified a protein with a role in homologous recombination, and the discovery could be exploited as part of a two-pronged treatment strategy to kill cancer cells by eliminating their ability to repair DNA.

The new book by the associate professor of education in Arts & Sciences is titled Social Emergence: Societies as Complex Systems.

ITeach is a collection of resources around the topic of teaching with technology; the symposium is Jan. 12 in Eads Hall, with a workshop and support day to follow.

Winners of the 2005 competition were Somark Innovations Inc., iMobile Access Technologies, HomeWUrk and Suzanne Shenkman Designs.

In “living out a childhood dream,” Jayanth Iyengar made it to the final round, placed third and received $25,000 in prize money.

Medical researchers have found that a protein known as MDC1 has a role in homologous recombination — a discovery that could be exploited. More medical news

Women’s hoops team wins invitational The No. 9 women’s basketball team (7-0) won the Eleanore Moyer Tournament on Dec. 3 in Hanover, Ind. WUSTL senior Kelly Manning, who scored a career-high 32 points in the championship game against host Hanover College, took home tournament MVP honors. The Bears defeated Thomas More College on Dec. 2 […]

Photo by Mary ButkusThe School of Law’s Stephen H. Legomsky visits with the School of Medicine’s Alison M. Goate at the Faculty Achievement Awards Ceremony.