A new addition to campus
Photo by David KilperChancellor Mark S. Wrighton (right) plants a tree, a Swamp White Oak, in front of Brookings Hall with students April 22 to celebrate Arbor Day/Earth Day.
Thank you, Mrs. Mueller
Photo by Whitney CurtisSenior Sonalee Ravi (left), a chemistry major in Arts & Sciences, visits with her former teacher, Sandra Mueller (center), and Leonard Green, Ph.D., professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences, during the 2009 Cornerstone Mentor Awards presentation April 19 in Holmes Lounge.
Missouri high-school science achievement tied to quality teachers, study finds
While public officials aim to establish Missouri as an attractive destination for emerging life sciences companies, a study by researchers in the Department of Education in Arts & Sciences indicates that high-school science proficiency in the state, especially among high-minority and poverty populations, is greatly dependent on having a core group of certified teachers who are highly qualified to teach courses in their content area.
Trustees hear report on endowment, investments
At its spring meeting, the Board of Trustees received reports on the endowment, investments, and budgets for the 2009-10 fiscal year. Reports also were delivered by the undergraduate and graduate student representatives.
Medical students to benefit from two new simulation centers
School of Medicine students have two new state-of-the-art simulation centers in which they can get hands-on clinical training.
Faculty donate textbooks to hospital in Sudan
School of Medicine clinical faculty and staff recently collected more than 1,500 medical textbooks to be donated to a hospital in Sudan.
Ultrasound imaging on smartphone may change global medicine
WUSTL computer engineers are bringing the minimalist approach to medical care and computing by coupling USB-based ultrasound probe technology with a smartphone, enabling a compact, mobile computational platform and a medical imaging device that fits in the palm of a hand.
Drug reduces prostate cancer diagnosis
A drug widely used to shrink enlarged prostates has been shown to lower the risk of prostate cancer by 23 percent in men at high risk.
New tool calculates risk of bleeding in heart attack patients
With eight basic medical facts in hand, doctors can now estimate the risk of bleeding for a patient having a heart attack.
Brain damage found in cognitively normal people with Alzheimer’s marker
Researchers have linked a potential indicator of Alzheimer’s disease to brain damage in humans with no signs of mental impairment.
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