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Chris MatthewsChris Matthews — host of “Hardball with Chris Matthews” on MSNBC and of “The Chris Matthews Show,” a syndicated weekly news program produced by NBC News, and regular commentator on NBC’s “Today” show — has been selected to give Washington University in St. Louis’ 2008 Commencement address, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. The university’s 147th Commencement will begin at 8:30 a.m. May 16 in Brookings Quadrangle on the Danforth Campus.

Washington University School of Medicine is rated No. 3 in the nation among research-based medical schools, according to the newly released U.S. News & World Report rankings of graduate and professional programs. Individual programs at the School of Medicine also received top rankings: The Program in Occupational Therapy tied for the No. 1 rating, the Program in Physical Therapy tied for the No. 2 spot, and the Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences ranked No. 5.

Nineteen WUSTL schools, academic areas and departments at the graduate and professional levels currently hold top 10 rankings in U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of graduate and professional programs, which were released Friday, March 28.

Nineteen WUSTL schools, academic areas and departments at the graduate and professional levels currently hold top 10 rankings in U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of graduate and professional programs, which were released Friday, March 28.

Below is a link to the Washington University news release about the U.S. News & World Report undergraduate rankings for 2004-05: http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/3627.html To view a full listing of U.S. News magazine, book and Web-only rankings for 2004-05, please visit the U.S. News & World Report site: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php

Photo by David KilperAmanda Moore McBride studies structures for engaging citizens

School of Medicine research suggests that inactivating platelets could slow down or prevent metastasis of cancer. Scientists report that a combination of two platelet inhibitors reduced the number and size of breast cancer or melanoma tumors that grew in the bones of laboratory mice.

The School of Engineering Alumni Achievement Awards dinner will be held Tuesday, April 1, at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis. A reception will start at 6:30 p.m. with the dinner following at 7 p.m. Five alumni will receive Alumni Achievement Awards, one will be given the Young Alumni Award and one will be honored with the […]

Throughout history, people have been fascinated by extremes, whether it’s the tallest mountain, the longest river or the deepest sea. Julian Edison is no exception — only instead of things large, it’s small books that fascinate him. Edison, a noted miniature book collector, is displaying approximately 200 of his volumes in the exhibition “Miniature Books: 4,000 Years of Tiny Treasures,” which opened at Olin Library March 17.

The Center for Research on Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CRIE) at the School of Law will host “Open-Source and Proprietary Models of Innovation: Beyond Ideology,” April 4-5 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom of Anheuser-Busch Hall. Open-source is a set of principles and practices on how to write software. When IBM contributed 500 patents for use […]