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Two Washington University undergraduate students in Arts & Sciences have been named to USA TODAY’s annual all-USA College Academic Teams. Lonia Friedlander, a senior majoring in chemistry and earth and planetary sciences, a Fossett Fellow and a member of the Pathfinder Program, was named to USA TODAY’s Second Team. The Pathfinder Program is a four-year […]

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Scientists at the School of Medicine working with diabetic mice have examined in unprecedented detail the immune cells long thought to be responsible for type 1 diabetes. Researchers were able to examine the immune cells from isolated insulin-making structures in the pancreas known as the islets of Langerhans.

On May 5 and 6, 2008, construction crews raised a massive steel canopy structure up two stories over the School of Law’s Anheuser-Busch Hall using the largest crane in Missouri.

On May 6, President George W. Bush nominated Troy Paredes, J.D., professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis, to serve as commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission. “Troy Paredes is an extraordinary lawyer, teacher, and scholar who cares about well-functioning securities markets,” said Kent Syverud, J.D., dean and the Ethan A.H. Shepley University Professor. “He will make an excellent SEC Commissioner.”

There is an appropriate time and place for employers to monitor employees, according to a business professor at the Olin Business School. If done wrong, firms can lose their worker’s trust and willingness to go above and beyond.

The School of Law will bring together top comparative law scholars from around the world for “Law in Japan: A Celebration of the Works of John Owen Haley” Friday and Saturday, May 9 and 10, in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom of Anheuser-Busch Hall. “John Haley is this nation’s leading Japanese legal scholar and a […]

Washington University’s Department of Athletics will host its 16th Annual W Club Golf Scramble June 9 at the Meadowbrook Country Club in Ballwin, Mo.

Nicole Duplaix/Getty ImagesThe platypus genome explains the creature’s fascinating features, from mammals, reptiles and birds.The duck-billed platypus: part bird, part reptile, part mammal — and the genome to prove it. An international consortium of scientists, led by the School of Medicine, has decoded the genome of the platypus, showing that the animal’s peculiar mix of features is reflected in its DNA. An analysis of the genome, published today in the journal Nature, can help scientists piece together a more complete picture of the evolution of all mammals, including humans.

Photo by Kevin LowderPrize drawings, golf and campus tours are just a few of the many activities offered at Staff Day May 19, a day-long celebration organized by the Office of Human Resources to recognize Danforth Campus staff members and show the University’s appreciation for their work throughout the year.