Newsroom Stories

Peanut butter is energy rich food, and it doesn’t spoil. That’s exactly why WUSM pediatrician Mark Manary chose it to nourish hungry children in Malawi. Manary’s nonprofit organization, Project Peanut Butter, was approved by the World Health Organization in 2005, but he continues to search for better ways to feed a starving nation.

This is the final issue of the Record this calendar year. The Record will resume publication Jan. 18, 2007. We wish everyone happy holidays!

This is the last official Record Monday of the calendar year. We will resume regular publication on Jan. 22, 2007. In the event of urgent announcements or breaking news, the electronic Record may be e-mailed periodically during the break. The Record staff wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday season.

Jeffrey Marlow is among the 43 young Americans to receive a 2007 Marshall Scholarship, which provides full support for two or three years of study at any British university toward a second bachelor’s degree or an advanced degree. Marlow, a senior in earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences, is WUSTL’s first Marshall Scholar since 1993.

Patricia Flynn in the Department of Psychiatry has been named Nurse of the Year by the Missouri Nurses Association’s Third District

The Jan. 10-11 conference will include updates on the latest funding trends from federal agencies, and informative sessions for academic researchers on research policies, practices and opportunities.

The WUSTL Police Department and Parking Services help motorists get their cars geared up for holiday travel Dec. 9.

Through the yearly Give Thanks Give Back campaign, University students, faculty and staff sponsored 121 financially struggling families and collected several thousand gifts.

The Department of Music in Arts & Sciences will conclude its fall season with a series of concerts Dec. 8-14.

Several events are scheduled on campus early next year to mark the University’s 20th annual celebration honoring Martin Luther King Jr.