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SchaalMembers of the National Academy of Sciences have elected Barbara A. Schaal, Ph.D., vice president of the Academy. Schaal is Spencer T. Olin Professor in Arts & Sciences in biology at Washington University in St. Louis. With her election, Schaal becomes the first woman ever elected vice president of the Academy.

HigginbothamR. Don Higginbotham, a leading expert on the American Revolution and George Washington, will deliver the annual Thomas Fulbright Lecture in History as part of the Assembly Series at 11 a.m. Feb. 23 in Graham Chapel. The chapel is located just north of Mallinckrodt Student Center (6445 Forsyth Blvd.) on the Washington University Hilltop Campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Katherine Jahnige Mathews has received the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship.

A new procedure holds promise for treatment of blood and bone marrow disorders, immune dysfunction and certain metabolic disorders.

Photo by Mary ButkusThe “Super Ad Bowl” Feb. 6 was an opportunity to watch and evaluate the advertisements broadcast during the Super Bowl.

The Radiological Society of North America comprises more than 37,000 radiologists, radiation oncologists and related scientists.

Construction Update is published periodically and provides information about the progress of major building and renovation projects. Information is provided to the Record by facilities management and by Metro. Hilltop Campus Phase IVA Housing Construction has begun on the project just east of Liggett Residence Hall, replacing Koenig House. The last slab-pour was completed Feb. […]

Photo by Mary ButkusMore than 80 students and their families attended the recent Transfer Student Orientation Reception in Holmes Lounge.

The listed faculty members were granted tenure, promoted with tenure, appointed with tenure or granted a track change with tenure.

Researchers have developed “direct genomic selection”; it could provide the leads they need to understand and treat a wide range of disorders. More medical news