Fat in liver, not belly, a better marker for disease risk
School of Medicine nutrition researchers say body fat stored in the liver affects risk factors for diabetes, high blood triglycerides and cardiovascular disease.
Seasonal flu shots begin Sept. 29 for School of Medicine employees
The School of Medicine will offer free seasonal flu shots to its faculty, staff and students from Sept. 29 through Oct. 28.
Dementia induced and blocked in Parkinson’s fruit fly model
A derivative of a well-known spice may give researchers insight into Parkinson’s-induced dementia.
Michalski named vice chair of radiation oncology, director of clinical programs
Jeff M. Michalski, M.D., has been named vice chair and director of clinical programs of the Department of Radiation Oncology.
Frog fungus hammering biodiversity of communities
Everyone knows that frogs are in trouble. But a recent analysis by Washington University in St. Louis researchers of data on Central American frogs collected by a University of Maryland colleague shows the situation is worse than had been thought.
WUSTL joins university research news site, Futurity.org
Washington University in St. Louis has joined a group of leading research universities in launching Futurity (futurity.org), an online research channel covering the latest discoveries in science, engineering, the environment, health, and more.
The One Marvelous Thing
Author Rikki Ducornet, the Visiting Fannie Hurst Professor of Creative Literature in The Writing Program in Arts & Science, will read from her work at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1. In addition, she will lead a talk on the craft of fiction at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8. Ducornet, the is the author of seven novels, including The Fan Maker’s Inquisition (2004) — a Los Angeles Times Book of the Year—and The Jade Cabinet (1993), a finalist for the National Book Critics’ Circle Award.
New hire, promotions in Campus Life
The office of Campus Life recently announced staff promotions and a hire. Mike Hayes has joined the University as executive director of Campus Life and director of Greek Life. Leslie Heusted has been promoted to director of the Danforth University Center. Julia Macias Garcia has been promoted to assistant director of Campus Life and assistant […]
Closing the gap
Photo by David KilperMatthew W. Kreuter, Ph.D., founder and director of the George Warren Brown School of Social Work’s Health Communication Research Laboratory, brings health information to key communities.
Chase, Hellmuth to talk about building ‘green’
The Living Learning Center at Tyson Research Center was designed to meet the stringent requirements for becoming one of the greenest buildings in North America. To meet those standards required solutions to environmental, architectural and legal challenges never before experienced by designers.
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