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School of Medicine researchers found that people on strict diet and exercise programs lose weight more slowly because they eat more on weekends.

Francis J. Miller, M.D., a part-time associate professor of orthodontics, died Friday, June 20, 2008. He was 73.

The School of Medicine shows how much its employees are appreciated at a variety of events in June, including the annual dean’s awards for outstanding contributions.

Courtesy PhotoPhysicians from Japan came to observe the mini-nephrectomy procedure, a minimally invasive procedure to remove kidneys, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

Courtesy PhotoFifteen years into his career as a dentist, Charles F. Hildebolt quit to go back to school and try something else. Now Hildebolt, Ph.D., is professor of radiology at the School of Medicine and adjunct professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences.

Tina Grubbs receives the Dean’s Distinguished Service Award from Larry J. Shapiro, M.D., executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine.

Washington University PhotoChancellor Mark S. Wrighton and WUSTL Trustee David P. Conner present Lee Seng Tee, director of the Lee Group of Companies, with an honorary doctor of humane letters degree in Singapore June 12. Lee, who is recognized internationally as a successful business executive, major philanthropist and patron of the arts, could not attend Commencement ceremonies at WUSTL because of health reasons.

Ian Weaver, who earned a master of fine arts degree from the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts in May, has won a $15,000 MFA Grant from the Joan Mitchell Foundation in New York. Weaver was one of 15 students nationwide to receive the award, and the first ever from Washington University.

Photo by David KilperWorkers put finishing touches on the William H. and Elizabeth Gray Danforth University Center, a state-of-the-art gathering place not only for students but also for faculty, staff, friends, parents, alumni and visitors. The building will open to the public Aug. 11 with a full slate of activities — including special tours and giveaways — scheduled for its opening week.

Photo by David KilperDan Giammar, Ph.D., associate professor of energy, environmental and chemical engineering, and Nevin Peeples, a senior at St. Louis University High School, look at reactors used to study lead concentrations in drinking water. Giammar is mentoring Peeples, one of 83 high-school students participating in this year’s Students and Teachers as Research Scientists (STARS) program.