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A new center, headed by Samuel A. Wickline, will research and apply nanotechnology for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

An NIH grant will enable postdocs to train in basic & clinical research and focus on subjects such as miscarriage & endometriosis.

Photo by David KilperT.L. Solien, who was recently in residence at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, works with Lisa Bulawsky and Tom Reed.

A team of researchers has shown a correlation between the presence of fish in ponds and well-pollinated St. John’s wort.

Photo by David KilperStudents volunteered to help organizers prepare for the Missouri Botanical Garden’s annual Best of Missouri Market.

Photo by Kevin Lowder”Sounds of the South,” a hurricane-relief benefit concert, was hosted by the School of Social Work’s student body Sept. 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.