Food additive may help control blood lipids
School of Medicine scientists speculate it may be possible to use a common food additive to reduce risk for diabetes, hypertension or cardiovascular disease.
Warner receives professorship named for WUSTL’s first female surgeon
Brad W. Warner, M.D., has been named the Jessie L. Ternberg, M.D., Ph.D., Distinguished Professor in Pediatric Surgery.
$10 million grant awarded for Alzheimer’s studies
School of Medicine Alzheimer’s disease researchers received a $10 million grant to study why some older adults develop dementia.
Cancer research grant applications due Oct. 30
Applications are due Oct. 30 for awards from the University’s American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant.
A warm welcome
Photo by Tim ParkerThe School of Medicine’s Class of 2013 enjoyed a welcoming party at the City Museum hosted by Dean Larry J. Shapiro, M.D.
Jazz at Holmes series opens Sept. 10 with outdoor tribute to Woodstock
Jazz at Holmes will open its fall series of free Thursday night jazz concerts Sept. 10 with an outdoor jazz tribute to the 40th anniversary of Woodstock.
Murray named chief of pediatric anesthesiology
MurrayDavid J. Murray has been appointed as chief of the Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology at the School of Medicine. Murray, the Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Professor and head of medical simulation at the School of Medicine, also becomes anesthesiologist-in-chief at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
Four years after the hurricanes, New Orleans still needs a water plan
Four years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita led to devastating floods, the city of New Orleans still lacks a comprehensive plan for dealing with water, argues Derek Hoeferlin, a senior lecturer in the College and Graduate School of Architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. Hoeferlin has led a series of Post-hurricane architecture and urban design studios, including most recently Gutter to Gulf, which explores spatial strategies for a potential water plan. He outlined his views in an Aug. 30 commentary for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and is available for further discussion of planning and recovery issues.
Jazz at Holmes opens Sept. 10 with an outdoor jazz tribute to Woodstock
Jazz at Holmes will open its fall series of free Thursday night jazz concerts Sept. 10 with an outdoor jazz tribute to the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. The concert will feature a six-person jazz ensemble led by William Lenihan, director of jazz performance in the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences. “The connections between rock music and jazz of the era of Woodstock are many,” Lenihan explained, “and not just that which the sonic possibilities of electric and electronic musical instruments brought to the stage.”
Share Our Stuff drive during move-out a success
Share Our Stuff, the drive to reduce waste and share with people in need goods typically thrown away during campus and off-campus move-out, was an effective way for WUSTL students to help the St. Louis community while being environmentally conscious, said Matt Malten, assistant vice chancellor for sustainability. “Overall, a tremendous amount of clothing, food, […]
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