‘Opera Circus’ plays at Umrath
The Washington University Opera will perform close to a dozen excerpts from eight well-known operas at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 2 and 3, at Umrath Hall Lounge as part of its “Opera Circus” concert. Performances are sponsored by the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences and are free and open to the […]
Roediger wins Warren Medal for contributions to experimental psychology
The Society of Experimental Psychologists has awarded its highest honor to Henry L. “Roddy” Roediger III, Ph.D., an internationally recognized scholar of human memory and the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in Arts & Sciences. Citing “his creative experimental investigations of false memory and its underlying processes that have led to a new understanding […]
Got milk?
Photo by Joe AngelesTony Knowlton, mechanic in Facilities Yellow Zone, and his daughter, Sarah, 11, test breakfast cereal in Busch Hall during the “Soggy Cereal and the Scientific Method” session at Take Our Daughters & Sons to Work day celebration April 24.
Outstanding mentors
Photo by Whitney CurtisOutstanding Faculty Mentor Award winners gather outside the Women’s Building at the April 23 awards ceremony.
Of note
Robert E. Blankenship, Ph.D.,
Thomas K. Croat, Ph.D.,
Jacqueline E. Payton, M.D., Ph.D.,
Frank Stadermann, Ph.D.,
Luis H. Zayas, Ph.D.,
and more…
School records fall at meet at SIUE
A pair of women’s track and field records were broken at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Twilight Meet in Edwardsville, Ill., April 26. Senior Morgen Leonard-Fleckman won the pole vault at the 20-team meet, clearing an NCAA provisional and school-record breaking height of 3.75 meters. She broke her own school record of 3.72 meters, set […]
Man of heart
Photo by Tim ParkerKovács uses nature’s language, math, to solve the body’s mysteries
Campus Watch
The following incidents were reported to University Police April 23-29. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. April 23 12:28 p.m. — A person […]
Gene that prolongs life after heart failure evident in some African-Americans
About 40 percent of African-Americans have a genetic variant that can protect them after heart failure and prolong their lives.
Genes play role in problem drinking
School of Medicine researchers genes play a larger role than environment if girls advance to problem drinking and alcohol dependence.
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