Newsroom Stories

Martha F. Jones has been named executive director of the Human Research Protection Office effective April 6.

A nanomedicine working group has been established in an effort to apply nanotechnology to the treatment of human diseases.

Louis P. “Pepper” Dehner, M.D., received the Distinguished Pathologist Award of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology.

Photo by David KilperSchool of Medicine students play at a recent afternoon coffeehouse performance at the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center.

Beginning April 17, the Performing Arts Department presents “Mother Courage and Her Children,” an epic tale of a protective yet all-too pragmatic matriarch as its spring Mainstage production.

Three prominent writers will examine “African American Literature Today” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, in Hurst Lounge.

Alex A. Kane has been named the Dr. Joseph B. Kimbrough Chair for Pediatric Dentistry in the Washington University Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery for Use in the Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Deformities Institute for teaching and healing. Kane is associate professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery at the School of Medicine and director of the Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Institute at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

“Financing University Education” is the focus of a free public conference to be held 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. April 14 in the Bryan Cave Moot Court Room. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Danforth Campus, Washington University in St. Louis.

Economic downturns test the skills of the most seasoned managers. In response to the challenges of managing during the current economic crisis, the Olin Business School at Washington University is shifting the focus of its executive education seminars. Faculty are fine-tuning their lectures and case studies to address the recession and its effect on many aspects of business.

Tutoring children in and after school isn’t new, but how much does it really help in critical areas like reading? Rigorous new research from Washington University in St. Louis shows significant gains from a national service program that trains experienced Americans to help low-income children one-on-one in urban public schools. The central finding: Over a single school year, students with Experience Corps tutors made over 60 percent more progress in learning two critical reading skills — sounding out new words and reading comprehension — than similar students not served by the program.