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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 […]

About 40 percent of African-Americans have a genetic variant that can protect them after heart failure and prolong their lives.

School of Medicine researchers genes play a larger role than environment if girls advance to problem drinking and alcohol dependence.

The School of Medicine and AstraZeneca have formed a research collaboration to develop new ways to diagnose and treat Alzheimer’s disease.

The Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute of the School of Law announced a two-year project to study the international law regarding crimes against humanity and to draft a multilateral treaty condemning and prohibiting such crimes.

On May 10, Dan Zanes & Friends present a pair of shows as part of Edison Theatre’s popular ovations! for young people series.

Photo by Tim ParkerFaculty and staff from the Genome Sequencing Center went to an area middle school April 24 to talk to students about National DNA Day.

Photo by Tim ParkerFaculty and staff from The Genome Center went to McKinley Classical Junior Academy April 24 to talk to students about National DNA Day, which was April 25.

Recent economic events have shaken the confidence of many Americans with respect to their ability to achieve the “American dream.” “With rising numbers of home foreclosures, job cuts, and loss of savings, more Americans are encountering severe periods of economic risk and insecurity in their lives,” says Mark R. Rank, Ph.D., poverty expert and professor of social work at Washington University in St. Louis.

To celebrate nearly 100 years of existence and a new era in social work education, the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis is publishing What We Believe: A History of the George Warren Brown School of Social Work: 1909- 2007. Author Candace O’Connor begins the book with a look at poverty in St. Louis and the early history of social work education locally, and concludes with an overview of more recent accomplishments and a glimpse at the Brown School’s future. Threaded throughout the book are milestones and evolutions in social work education as well as first-person accounts from alumni and current and former faculty.