Mobile mammography goes digital thanks to grant to Siteman Center
A van with digital mammography equipment will travel to Missouri regions with a high prevalence of breast cancers detected at an advanced stage.
Airport shuttle offered for holiday travelers
Faculty, students and staff can purchase a $10 ticket for round-trip transportation between the Hilltop Campus and Lambert airport.
Sports
Women runners claim UAA championship The No. 4 women’s cross country team won its fourth straight UAA Championship Oct. 29 at the meet hosted by Carnegie Mellon University. The 18th-ranked men finished fourth. Junior Elizabeth Herndon won the women’s 6K race in 22:07.40. This is the third consecutive year that a Bears runner has claimed […]
Lab mice sing in the presence of mates, researchers find
The finding adds mice to the roster of creatures that croon in the presence of the opposite sex, including songbirds, whales and some insects.
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Too much trust could actually be bad for business, study finds
The Olin School’s Claus Langfred found that too much trust could actually be bad for business — when it comes to working on team projects.
Encouraging opportunities
It came down to three choices: botany, chemistry or zoology. So, logically, Shanta Pandey chose social work. “I always wanted to be in a helping profession, but after completing my pre-med undergraduate studies, I realized that I didn’t want to be a doctor. I didn’t like being around blood,” she says. “The only other options […]
Medicare prescription-drug meetings to be held by HR
Beginning Jan. 1, Medicare will offer 41 prescription drug plans through 16 private insurance companies to Missouri residents who are Medicare-eligible.
Obituary: Haydon, lecturer in music; 73
She died of complications stemming from leukemia at Barnes-Jewish Hospital on Oct. 29; she had taught at the University since 1974.
A rolling TV studio
Photo by Mary ButkusC-SPAN’s 45-foot long Book TV bus stopped at the University Oct. 20 as part of its cross-country tour.
Happy Halloween!
Photo by Mary Butkus
Sesame Street characters greet children from the community during the annual Safe Trick-or-Treat Oct. 29 in the residence halls of the South 40.
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