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Undergraduate tuition at Washington University in St. Louis will be $36,200 for the 2008-09 academic year — a $1,700 (4.9 percent) increase over the 2007-08 current academic tuition of $34,500. The required student activity fee will total $362, and the student health fee will be $686. The announcement was made by Barbara A. Feiner, vice chancellor for finance.

Increasing levels of a protein that helps the brain use cholesterol may slow the development of Alzheimer’s disease changes in the brain, according to researchers studying a mouse model of the disease at the School of Medicine.

John Lasala and Ralph Damiano Jr. work together on the first surgery in the PARTNER trial. A 78-year-old St. Louis woman was the first patient in this region to receive an experimental device to replace her defective aortic valve without opening the chest wall or using a heart-lung machine. This procedure was performed by Washington University heart specialists at Barnes-Jewish Hospital on Jan. 15.

With the closing of Highway 40, University commuters might be finding that getting to and from campus every day has become a more time-consuming, aggravating task. In order to make commuting less stressful, WUSTL Parking & Transportation Services offers faculty, staff and students suggestions of ways to get to campus besides their own automobile.

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As the number of foreclosures on homes purchased with a subprime mortgage continues to grow, the chatter from Washington and big business is focused on a way to slow, or even reverse, the trend. However, bailing out the industry isn’t necessarily the way to go, according to a finance professor at the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Jan. 24-30. 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. 24 9:35 a.m. — A Teaching […]

Go to BearSports The No. 4 men’s basketball team extended its winning streak to 12 games with a pair of victories on the road. At No. 2 Brandeis, the Bears rallied from a seven-point deficit with 1:39 remaining, scoring the final nine points of the game to escape with a 71-69 victory Jan. 27. Senior […]

Constitutional scholar Derrick Bell will present the first program in a very full schedule for the Assembly Series’ 2008 spring semester. Among the Series’ speakers are scientists, legal scholars, writers, sex experts and the St. Louis Symphony. For more information on the spring calendar offerings visit the Web site at http://assemblyseries.wustl.edu, or call (314) 935-5285.

Margo Skinner has left a legacy in the Department of Otolaryngology and in cochlear implant research throughout the world. A WUSTL alum and faculty member for 30 years, she was awarded the Pioneer Woman of the Year award in 2007 by WUSTL’s Academic Women’s Network.