Framing the issue
Photo by Lois IngramWilliam Julius Wilson, Ph.D. (second from right), director of the Joblessness and Urban Poverty Research Program at Harvard University’s Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy, talks with (from left) Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton; Larry J. Shapiro, M.D., executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine; and Will Ross, M.D., associate dean for diversity, director of the Office of Diversity Programs and associate professor of medicine, after Wilson gave the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration lecture Jan. 19 in the Eric P. Newman Education Center.
Three coaches honored by Baseball Writers
Men’s basketball coach Mark Edwards, men’s tennis coach Roger Follmer and volleyball coach Rich Luenemann were honored at the 51st Annual Baseball Writers’ Association of America Dinner Jan. 19 in downtown St. Louis. The winter event annually honors the St. Louis Cardinals and other accomplished major league players but also gives an award for achievement […]
First McDonnell Center poster session
Photo by David KilperBarbara Shrauner, Ph.D., senior professor of electrical and systems engineering, and Mark G. Alford, Ph.D., associate professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, review an exhibit from the first McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences Poster Session under way in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Building.
Scientists make malaria parasite work to reveal its own vulnerabilities
Researchers seeking ways to defeat malaria have found a way to get help from the parasite that causes the disease. Scientists at the School of Medicine stepped aside and let Plasmodium falciparum, one of the deadliest strains of malaria, do a significant portion of the genetic engineering work in their new study.
African-American writing showcased in series edited by Gerald Early
Those looking to learn more about President Barack Obama and gain an introduction to African-American writing are advised to check out two new books, “Best African American Fiction: 2009” and “Best African American Essays: 2009.”
MLA seminars examine societal role of universities
Getting the campus and surrounding community to reflect on the University’s role in society is the goal of the Master of Liberal Arts program’s “Democracy and the University” seminar series, which will be held at 11 a.m. each Saturday in February in McDonnell Hall.
A collective outburst of joy
Photo by Jerry Naunheim Jr.WUSTL students Jasmine Taylor, Erin Moss, Jeff Nelson and Bianca Jackson cheer at the Danforth University Center after President Barack Obama’s inauguration speech Jan. 20.
Obituary: Kilgen, led redevelopment around Medical Center, 71
Eugene R. Kilgen Jr., former executive director of the Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Corp., died Jan. 17, 2009, at Conway Manor in Creve Coeur. He was 71.
A good measure
Photo by Kevin LowderArchitecture graduate students work on a shelter on the Ruth Park Golf Course in University City, a class project in a fall graduate design/build studio led by Carl Safe, professor of architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.
Novel technique changes lymph node biopsy procedure for breast cancer patients
David Kilper/WUSTL PhotoFor the first time, WUSTL scientists have used gold nanocages to map sentinel lymph nodes in a rat noninvasively using photoacoustic tomography.
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