Gifts: Mothers Reflect on How Children with Down Syndrome Enrich Their Lives
Anita L. Minor tells of her gift of a child with Down Syndrome in a recently released book.
High blood pressure, low energy equal a recipe for heart failure
A molecular factor involved in maintaining the heart’s energy supply could become a key to new approaches to prevent or treat heart failure, School of Medicine researchers have found.
Gene for itch sensation discovered
School of Medicine scientists have identified the first gene for itching, which could rapidly lead to new treatments and relief for chronic and severe itching.
Project ARK receives $6.7 million to provide HIV care to women, children
Project ARK has received a $6.7 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Obituary: Kornfeld, pioneer for women in science, 72
Rosalind Kornfeld, a pioneer among women in science, died Friday, Aug. 10, after a long illness. She was 72.
Alternative energy
Photo by David KilperAbout 20 area science teachers were on the Danforth Campus July 18-19 to study alternative energy and laboratory science experiments that they will take back to their classes in the fall. The teachers participated in the Biofuels: Hot Topics program, sponsored by Washington University Science Outreach with funding from the National Science Foundation and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Reading program gives incoming students a head start on homework
The annual Freshman Reading Program, focused this year on Alan Lightman’s book “Einstein’s Dreams,” is designed to reach freshmen before they arrive on campus to help them focus on skills they will continue to cultivate throughout the year and their entire college careers. It also encourages interaction with members of the WUSTL faculty in informal discussions outside the classroom setting.
Bruce Lindsey appointed E. Desmond Lee Professor
Bruce Lindsey, dean of the College of Architecture and the Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design, has been named the E. Desmond Lee Professor for Community Collaboration in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.
Window | Interface at Kemper Art Museum
This month, the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum will present Window | Interface, an exhibition highlighting the use of windows and interfaces as both boundaries and sites of transaction between machine and mind, data and perception, the world of the body and the world of the imagination.
Adverse housing conditions contribute to diabetes risk
Poor housing conditions contribute to the risk for diabetes in urban, middle-aged African-Americans, researchers have discovered.
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