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The following incidents were reported to University Police Jan. 30-Feb. 6. 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. Jan. 31 4:55 p.m. — A […]

Courtesy photoKyôko Koizumi in *Hanging Garden* (2005).Washington University will host free screenings of two recent Japanese films at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 15 and 16. The first, Hanging Garden (2005), explores the quirky soul of a dysfunctional clan struggling to survive amidst the pressures of the modern age. Linda Linda Linda (2005), which will be screened the following evening, traces the trials and triumphs of an all-girl band on the cusp of adulthood.

“Chemical chaperones” might be able to help a mutant protein (green) do its job of removing excess cholesterol (blue) from cells.An unexpected finding turned out to be a clue leading researchers at the School of Medicine to propose a new treatment approach for Niemann-Pick disease, a rare, deadly neurodegenerative disorder. To overcome the genetic defect in Niemann-Pick disease, the researchers suggest that chemical compounds could potentially “chaperone” mutant protein molecules through the cell’s quality control machinery.

Stuart GreenbaumFormer dean of the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, Stuart Greenbaum, is available for comment on the wisdom behind the stimulus package proposals under consideration in Congress. Greenbaum is skeptical that a stimulus package will be effective and proposes several other strategies that could improve the economy.

Photo by Tim ParkerSamuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., targets infectious disease, helps faculty meet research goals

Thomas De Fer, M.D., James Fehr III, M.D., and Mary Klingensmith, M.D., have received the 2008-09 Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Teaching Fellowships at the School of Medicine. The program enables the fellows to take time from their regular duties to teach clinical medicine to students and residents.

Author, environmentalist and multimedia artist Janet Kauffman, Ph.D., will read from her work at 8 p.m. Feb. 7 for the Writing Program in Arts & Sciences. The talk — part of The Writing Program’s spring Reading Series — is free and open to the public and takes place in Hurst Lounge, Room 201, Duncker Hall. […]

Carla A. Hills, J.D., former U.S. Trade Representative, will deliver the School of Law’s Tyrrell Williams Lecture on “Trade and the 2008 Elections” at 4 p.m. Feb. 7 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom at Anheuser-Busch Hall. Hills also will serve as the law school’s inaugural “Ambassador-in-Residence,” meeting with students, faculty and other community members […]

The Office of Human Resources is seeking nominations for the Gloria W. White Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes a staff member for exceptional effort and contributions that result in the enhancement of the University. Nominations must be submitted by Feb. 22. The annual award was named for the late Gloria White, who retired in 1997 […]

Courtesy photoDrew PinskyPhysician, radio and television personality, health advocate and writer Drew Pinsky, M.D., will present “Loveline with Dr. Drew” at 6 p.m. Feb. 15 in the Laboratory Sciences Building Auditorium, Room 300 . The talk is the keynote address for Sexual Responsiblity Week, sponsored by Washington University in St. Louis’ Student Health Advisory Committee, Student Union and the Assembly Series.