5 to receive honorary degrees at Commencement
Being honored at the May 20 ceremony will be William Gass, Richard Gephardt, Emily Pulitzer, Robert Roeder and James Stowers Jr.
Obituary: H. Richard Duhme, professor emeritus of art
On campus, Duhme is perhaps best known for his large bronze sculpture Fighting Bears near the Athletic Complex.
New genetics division seeks to transform pediatric patient care
Photo by Robert BostonJonathan D. Gitlin will serve as director of the new Division of Genetics and Genomic Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics.It incorporates a model of individualized medical care in which physicians look to a patients’ genetic makeup to determine the best treatment.
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Construction update
News and information about various projects impacting the University’s campuses.
Tennessee Williams ‘blue book’ & poem are discovered
Performing Arts Department Director Henry I. Schvey made the fortuitous find in a New Orleans French Quarter bookstore.
Early-stage diabetic heart disease mimicked in mouse hearts
The brighter signal over the transgenic heart indicates fat uptake and metabolism are greatly increased.Heart disease is the leading cause of death among the more than 13 million diabetics in the United States. Researchers at the School of Medicine have found that in mice whose heart muscles take up high amounts of fat, the heart fills abnormally after each contraction, a condition that is consistent with the first stage of heart dysfunction in human diabetics.
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ranked 3rd in nation by U.S. News
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is rated the third best medical school in the nation, according to this year’s U.S. News & World Report rankings of graduate and professional programs released April 1.
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ranked 3rd in nation by U.S. News
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is rated the third best medical school in the nation, according to this year’s U.S. News & World Report rankings of graduate and professional programs released April 1.
Civil rights activist Moses to speak for Assembly Series
Sponsored by the Association of Black Students, the talk also serves as the keynote address for the “Documenting Change” symposium.
Abumrad named Atkins professor
The Atkins chair is the first professorship in the United States specifically devoted to supporting the study of obesity.
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