Newsroom Stories

A Missouri man injured in the Hawaiian surf regains use of his arms through surgery by Susan Mackinnon, M.D., chief of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Photo by Kevin LowderErin Finneran, Ph.D., postdoctoral lecturer in English in Arts & Sciences, leads a discussion with a sixth-grade class from Flynn Park Elementary School after the class viewed the play “Hana’s Suitcase.”

The University’s Community Service Program is seeking nominations for the fourth annual Gerry and Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award.

Jan 18-24 Jan. 23 11:16 a.m. — A complainant reported a departmental laptop missing from the copy/workroom area of Simon Hall. The computer was last used Dec. 22, 2006, and discovered missing Jan. 4. The computer is valued at $1,700. 9:13 p.m. — A student reported an unknown person(s) stole his white MacBook laptop and power cord from a table in Olin Library on level A. The student stated he left his laptop to get a drink of water and when he returned the laptop was gone. No suspects or witnesses were identified. Theft occurred between approximately 9-9:01 p.m. The laptop and power cord are valued at $1,500 University Police also responded to three auto accidents, two larcenies and one report of trespassing.

School of Medicine cardiology researcher Anthony J. Muslin, M.D., has been named the Oliver M. Langenberg Distinguished Professor of the Science and Practice of Medicine.

Patty Jo Watson, Ph.D., Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor and professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences, was recently awarded the Pomerance Award for Scientific Contributions to Archaeology from the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA).

Carol Vizzier, J.D., has been appointed director of Career Services and Public Interest, announced Kent D. Syverud, J.D., dean and the Ethan A. H. Shepley University Professor.

It’s been said that medicine keeps people alive, but art makes life worth living. Through Feb. 26, more than 50 people are exhibiting their paintings, photographs, sculptures, ceramics and mixed media in the first floor atrium of the School of Medicine’s Farrell Learning and Teaching Center. The pieces are part of the third annual Student, Faculty and Staff Art Show, sponsored by the Washington University School of Medicine Arts Commission.

Washington University in St. Louis, in conjunction with the St. Louis Chapter of the Jewish Community Center (JCC), will celebrate the 21st annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGSWD) with the JCC Female Fan Day during the women’s basketball game against New York University on Sun., January 28. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. at the WU Field House.

Investigators at the School of Medicine are conducting a study to investigate factors related to memory in older adults. They are seeking healthy volunteers between 70 and 75 years of age who have siblings also willing to participate. Study participants will undergo a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan to determine the structure of the brain and a positron emission tomography (PET) scan to analyze amyloid levels in the brain.