‘State of the Medical Center’
Larry J. Shapiro will present the annual address at 4 p.m. Sept. 20 and again at noon Sept. 21.
‘Freshman 15’ theory is validated by medical study
Researchers found about 70 percent of students gained a significant amount of weight between the start of college and the end of sophomore year.
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WUSTL gives generously to hurricane relief
Photo by Kevin LowderBill Witbrodt and Marilyn Pollack talk with Liet Le, a joint M.D./M.B.A. student from Tulane University, at an orientation event at WUSTL Sept. 9.Several projects are aimed at raising money and necessary supplies, and nearly 80 students from affected areas have enrolled here.
Rostand named communications director for School of Social Work
Before joining the University, she was senior vice president of the health-care practice at Fleishman-Hillard in St. Louis.
Campus Watch
The following incidents were reported to University Police Sept. 7-13. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. Sept. 13 10:27 a.m. — The Sigma […]
Social entrepreneurship competition launched
An inaugural event Sept. 8 featured a talk with Joe Edwards, owner and developer numerous establishments in the Delmar Loop.
Introducing new faculty members
Lubomir P. Litov, Ph.D.,
Michael D. Frachetti, Ph.D., and
Sarah Rivett.
Of note
Diane L. Damiano, Ph.D.,
Terence Myckatyn, M.D.,
Kevin J. Gibson, M.D.,
Kevin J. Black, M.D.,
Michael W. Peelle, M.D.,
and more…
Protein serves as motor and steering wheel for regenerating nerves
Outgrowth of nerve branchesA protein that helps the ends of growing nerve cells push forward is also involved in guidance of the nerve branches, according to a study by researchers at the School of Medicine. By better understanding how nerve branches grow and move, the researchers hope one day to be able to regenerate injured nerves.
Once-a-day AIDS meds in Third World nations to be tested
Researchers are trying to reduce the number of pills needed by AIDS patients.The public perception of AIDS treatment — a cocktail of many different pills taken several times a day — has largely been erased in the U.S. thanks to advances in drug design and delivery. Many patients are able to keep sufficiently high medication levels in their bodies with once-daily doses. Now researchers in an international collaborative that includes the WUSM Aids Clinical Trials Unit have begun an ambitious new study to see if this treatment paradigm can be implemented in Third World countries.
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