Newsroom Stories

Tracy Davis, the Barber Professor of Performing Arts at Northwestern University and president of the American Society for Theatre Research, will present the 2009 Helen Clanton Morrin Lecture at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 1.

Bacteria that cause urinary tract infections make more tools for stealing from their host than friendly versions of the same bacteria found in the gut.

Linda J. Sandell, Ph.D., has been named the Mildred B. Simon Research Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery.

The Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging is hosting the 2009 Friedman Conference April 21 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

A symposium commemorating the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birthday will be held March 30 in Moore Auditorium from 1-5 p.m.

Photo by Ray MarklinStudents learn ballroom dancing in preparation for the annual Med Ball, held March 14 at the Hyatt Regency at the Riverfront.

Prostate cancer screening tests don’t appear to reduce deaths from the disease among those with a limited life expectancy, a new study shows.

Detectives on television shows often spray crime scenes with a compound called luminol to make blood glow. Researchers at the School of Medicine have applied the same compound to much smaller crime scenes: sites where the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues.

Photo by Joe AngelesThe men’s basketball team celebrates its second straight NCAA Division III title after defeating Richard Stockton College, 61-52, March 21. To view a slideshow of the championship, visit http://record.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/13781.html.

Photo by David KilperHimadri Pakrasi, Ph.D. (second from right), the George William and Irene Koechig Freiberg Professor of Biology and director of the International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES), makes opening remarks at the second annual I-CARES open house Feb. 27 at Wilson Hall. To view a slideshow of the event, visit http://record.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/13782.html.