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Anne Margaret Baxley, Ph.D., Martin Kennedy, D.M.A, Nancy Reynolds, Ph.D., and Jessica Rosenfeld, Ph.D.

An open-enrollment brochure will be sent to campus boxes during the week of Oct. 17; changes must be received by the benefits office by Nov. 30.

Women have different sports medicine needs than men.Reporting on issues unique to female runners in the journal Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, Washington University physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists say women’s bodies adapt to athletic challenges differently. They say that when female athletes get injured, health-care professionals need to consider the anatomic, biomechanical, hormonal and functional factors that are unique to women.

Donna Murphy, shelving supervisor for University Libraries, died Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2005, following a sudden onset of illness in August. She was 62. Most recently the shelving supervisor, she worked in University Libraries for the past 34 years.

Sunlight promotes healthy teeth.As the days get shorter and colder, it gets harder to spend time in the sun, and that’s probably bad for your teeth. According to an article in the Journal of Periodontology from WUSM researcher Charles F. Hildebolt, our teeth may be light-sensitive, at least indirectly. Vitamin D, which regulates calcium absorption, is produced by the body when exposed to sunlight.

The Center on Urban Research & Public Policy is an interdisciplinary effort dedicated to promoting scholarship and debate on critical issues facing urban America and dense populations around the globe.

Poorly controlled blood glucose levels can negatively affect blood flow to the heart.In the heart muscle of type 1 diabetics, high blood glucose is a significant contributor to poorly opening vessels, or poor vasodilation, according to a study by researchers at the School of Medicine. Even administration of high levels of insulin, which usually enhances vasodilation, can’t counteract the negative effect of high glucose on the heart, and this contributes to increased plaque buildup and heart disease.

Milbrandt has been involved in studies over the past 15 years that were peripherally related to motor neuron disease or ALS.

Richard Mabbs, Ph.D., B.Sc. Corinna Treitel, Ph.D., Guy Ortolano, Ph.D., and Brett Kessler, Ph.D.

Included will be a new academic building, a new University Center and the addition of thousands of parking spots.