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.
New location set for Student Health Services
For the first time, Medicine Services, Mental Health Services and Health Promotion Services will be located in the same area.
Biomedical engineers demonstrate how people learn complex behaviors
Kurt Thoroughman and Jordan Taylor have identified how people use individual experiences to improve performance.
For brain injuries, looking beyond the injury site is critical, researchers say
Researchers have the first direct evidence that brain injury can cause detrimental functional changes in brain regions far from the injury site.
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Learning how to transfer
Photo by Robert BostonIn a patient lab, physical therapy students learn how to transfer patients from a wheelchair to a mat, or to sit or stand.
Fiction writer, essayist Martone to read Oct. 27
Both talks are part of The Writing Program’s fall Reading Series and will take place in Hurst Lounge, Duncker Hall, Room 201.
McDonnell International Scholars Academy founded
Photo by Jennifer Weisbord/WUSTLChancellor Mark. S. Wrighton announces the formation of the McDonnell International Scholars Academy at a news conference Oct. 19 in New York.The Academy partners a major American university with top foreign universities and leading multinational corporations.
Obituary: Hano, prof. emeritus of mathematics
He came to the University in September 1962 as a visiting associate professor of mathematics; he became a full professor in 1969.
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