Men’s hoops wins 23rd Annual Lopata Classic
The men’s basketball team shot 74.1 percent in the second half to claim the 23rd Annual Lopata Classic with an 81-65 win against Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Dec. 2 at the Field House.
Anti-inflammatory boosts liver damage in mice with mutant gene
School of Medicine researchers found that a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug administered at typically nontoxic doses significantly increased liver damage in mice with a mutant human gene.
From dreaming of rockets to treating depression
Photo by Robert Boston
Top notch
Photo by Robert BostonMarc J. Bernstein, M.D. (left), instructor in clinical medicine, receives the Stanley Lang Lecturer of the Year award from Wale Adeniran, president of the School of Medicine Class of 2009.
Obituary: Daugherty, 49
Claudia Daugherty, coordinator of the nonprofit management master’s degree program in University College in Arts & Sciences, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006, at her home in Wildwood, Mo.
University addresses ways to ease Highway 40 woes
WUSTL continues to analyze various strategies to lessen the impact of the Interstate 64/Highway 40 reconstruction project on students, employees and patients.
Faculty achievement
Photo by Mary ButkusEmil R. Unanue, M.D. (left), and Michael W. Sherraden, Ph.D., receive Faculty Achievement Awards Dec. 2 at the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center.
Marshall Scholarship goes to Arts & Sciences senior
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.
Does too much protein in the diet increase cancer risk?
A great deal of research connects nutrition with cancer risk. Overweight people are at higher risk of developing post-menopausal breast cancer, endometrial cancer, colon cancer, kidney cancer and a certain type of esophageal cancer. Now preliminary findings from researchers at the School of Medicine suggest that eating less protein may help protect against certain cancers that are not directly associated with obesity.
Himadri Pakrasi named the Freiberg Professor
Himadri B. Pakrasi , Ph.D., has been named the George William and Irene Koechig Freiberg Professor of Biology in Arts & Sciences. An installation will occur during the 2007-08 academic year.
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