Wrighton names advisory committee for engineering dean search
Jonathan Turner, the Henry Edwin Sever Professor of Engineering, has been named the committee’s chair.
Andrew C. Mertha, Ph.D., assisstant professor of political science in Arts & Sciences
His new book is titled The Politics of Piracy: Intellectual Property in Contemporary China.
American Writers at Home reception Oct. 27
The event is being held in conjunction with the exhibit of the same name, on view in Olin Library through late December.
The case of the dogged dermatologist
If Jeffrey Petersen hadn’t become a dermatologist, he might have become a private eye. What does investigating shady dealings have to do with steering patients to the shade? “With dermatology, you may not know the diagnosis, but you can see there’s a problem,” says Petersen, M.D., assistant professor of medicine. “Then the challenge becomes to […]
Sports
Football team beats Case Western, 28-7 The football team picked up a University Athletic Association road win Oct. 15 by beating Case Western Reserve University, 28-7, in Cleveland. WUSTL’s defense forced five turnovers and held the Spartans to 152 yards of total offense. The Bears (3-4, 1-1 UAA) limited the Spartans to 48 yards of […]
Introducing new faculty members
Brett Hyde, Ph.D.,
Zohar Nussinov, Ph.D.,
Mona Lena Krook, Ph.D. and
Frank Lovett, Ph.D.
Cell-phone radiation doesn’t cause cellular stress, doesn’t promote cancer
Electromagnetic radiation produced by cell phones doesn’t activate the stress response in human cells growing in cultures.
All that jazz
Photo by Kevin LowderThe annual Parents Weekend drew more than 1,200 families from all over the country to campus, where they enjoyed numerous activities.
Sunlight exposure may help prevent periodontal disease
According to School of Medicine research recently published in the Journal of Periodontology, our teeth may be light-sensitive.
High-risk women wanted for breast cancer prevention study
A multinational study will evaluate a drug called exemestane’s effectiveness at preventing breast cancer development.
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