Newsroom Stories

Connie DiekmanEleven big food companies, including McDonald’s, Pepsi Co. and General Mills, have all agreed to stop advertising products to children under 12 that do not meet certain nutritional requirements. The move is a positive step, says Connie Diekman, director of nutrition at Washington University in St. Louis and current president of the American Dietetic Association.

Campus book discussion groups specifically for faculty and staff are scheduled for the following dates and locations. All discussions start at noon except where noted. Feb. 2: Barnes & Noble, Euclid Avenue and Children’s Place, 1 p.m. Feb. 7: Duncker Hall, Hurst Lounge, Room 201 Feb. 8: West Campus, Room C Feb. 9: Danforth Campus, […]

Jeffrey MarlowJeffrey J. Marlow, a senior in Arts & Sciences, is one of 20 students nationwide named to the 2007 All-USA College Academic First Team, USA Today’s recognition program for outstanding undergraduates. Two other Washington University students were named to the third team and one student received honorable mention, resulting in WUSTL tying with the University of Alabama for the most students selected in the newspaper’s competition.

Bracey”The situation does not look good for Michael Vick and his co-defendants,” says Christopher A. Bracey, associate professor of law and of African and African-American studies at Washington University in St. Louis. “Vick’s indictment on charges related to dog fighting contains multiple allegations of overt acts, and only one needs to be proven in order to sustain a conviction.” Bracey says that this indictment raises a number of cultural and legal questions. He is following the case and is available for interviews.

A spoken word piece on hepatitis B created by a WUSTL medical student and a recent graduate is part of a national education campaign by the national Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association.

Yixin Chen, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science and engineering, is one of five faculty nationwide to receive a 2007 Microsoft Research New Faculty Fellowship. The fellowship is one of the most prestigious awards for young computer scientists, and Chen is the first WUSTL researcher to receive the award.

Executive Vice Chancellor for Administration John E. Klein has been named the ninth president of Randolph College in Lynchburg, Va. Klein begins his term in August.

Matthew B. Dobbs, M.D., has designed a dynamic brace, called the Dobbs brace, to provide advanced treatment to children born with clubfoot.

Aaron Hamvas, M.D., a leading authority on a lethal infant lung disease, has been appointed the first James P. Keating, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics.

Photo by Robert BostonSt. Louis Public Schools students are participating in the Young Scientist Program designed to attract students from disadvantaged backgrounds into scientific careers.