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SpectorFranklin “Buzz” Spector, professor and former chair of the Department of Art at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., has been named dean of the College and Graduate School of Art, both part of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis. Spector also will hold the Jane Reuter Hitzeman and Herbert F. Hitzeman, Jr. Professorship of Art. The appointment, effective July 1, was announced by Carmon Colangelo, dean of the Sam Fox School and the E. Desmond Lee Professor for Collaboration in the Arts.

Franklin “Buzz” Spector, professor and former chair of the Department of Art at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., has been named dean of the College and Graduate School of Art in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. Spector also will hold the Jane Reuter Hitzeman and Herbert F. Hitzeman, Jr. Professorship of Art.

Students who have a passion for collecting books can compete for prizes of $1,000 or $500 by entering the 23rd annual Neureuther Student Book Collection Essay Competition.

An ambitious new study has added considerable weight to the claim that exercise can lower the risk for colon cancer.

Chuck Rickert, a student in the M.D./Ph.D. program, heard a radio show that inspired him to donate a kidney to a stranger.

Some School of Medicine employees may need to alter their commute when the Hampton Avenue at Wells Drive intersection in Forest Park closes in March.

Surgeons at the Washington University Eye Center and Barnes-Jewish Hospital are among the first to use a new surgical device to treat glaucoma.

Diagnosing acute stroke is a high-pressure decision. The speed with which treatment is delivered makes all the difference. Early treatment can stop brain damage, but if treatment is given inappropriately, it can dangerously increase the risk of bleeding in the brain. Because of this risk, the final decision to administer stroke treatment is usually reserved for neurologists or, in some cases, other attending physicians. But now researchers have shown that residents with appropriate training can safely make the call, ensuring that effective treatment is delivered faster.

Peter Schäfer, Ph.D., the Ronald O. Perelman Professor of Jewish Studies and director of the Program in Judaic Studies at Princeton University, will present the 2009 Adam Cherrick Lecture in Jewish Studies, “Why Did Baby Messiah Disappear? The Birth of Christianity From the Spirit of Judaism,” at 7 p.m. March 19 in Wilson Hall, room 214.

Washington University in St. Louis will test its Emergency Notification System at noon Monday, March 2. The test will be held in conjunction with St. Louis County’s monthly siren test, which occurs at 11 a.m. on the first Monday of each month.