Newsroom Stories

Jack Barrow, M.D., instructor, assistant and associate professor of clinical medicine at the School of Medicine from 1955-2002, died July 5, 2008. He was 84.

The newly released fourth edition of Fishman’s Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders presents a comprehensive overview of a full spectrum of lung diseases as well as information on how they are diagnosed and treated.

Carolyn Baum, Ph.D., Tammie L.S. Benzinger, M.D., Ph.D., J. Perren Cobb, M.D., and Kerri Morgan

Construction Update is published periodically and provides information about the progress of major building and renovation projects. Information is provided to the Record by facilities management.

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

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.