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Photo by Robert BostonDee Hodge works tirelessly to streamline the Emergency Department

Peter H. Raven, Ph.D., the George Engelmann Professor of Botany in Arts & Sciences and president of the Missouri Botanical Garden, will be profiled at 7 p.m. Jan. 29 on Channel 9’s weekly magazine show “Living St. Louis.”

Washington University’s Division of Biology and Biological Sciences (DBBS) has 10 of its 12 programs ranked in the top 10 among 166 large research universities, according to Academic Analytics’ Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index (FSP Index), a new quantitative method for ranking doctoral programs at research universities.

School of Medicine students are reaching out to area middle schoolers to teach sun protection.

Jan. 25 3:23 p.m. — Maintenance workers reported subjects playing cricket in the Rebstock Hall dock area had broken a window on the east side of the building. The subjects were contacted and identified. Maintenance cleaned up the glass and boarded the window. Damage to be paid for by involved parties.

While exceptional effort and contributions can be described in many ways, those making nominations for this award are asked to consider actions that strengthen the University’s ability to promote learning, help create a positive working and learning environment, improve the wider community and enhance the University’s reputation.

Courtesy PhotoChancellor Mark S. Wrighton chats with siblings and 2006 graduates Harsh and Nupur Agarwal during a recent trip to India to promote collaboration through the McDonnell International Scholars Academy.

Delphine Chen, M.D., instructor of radiology, and Loren S. Michel, M.D., assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Oncology, were among five physician-scientists nationwide to be named Damon Runyon Clinical Investigators by the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation. The three-year award provides outstanding physician-scientists with the resources and training to become independent clinical investigators. … Evan D. Kharasch, M.D., professor of anesthesiology, has received a five-year, $830,285 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse for research titled “Opioids in Cancer Pain and Drug Abuse: Optimizing Therapy.” … Stavros Thomopoulos, Ph.D., assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery, has received a five-year, $635,778 grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering for research titled “Enhanced Tendon to Bone Healing.”

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The deadly attack of the bacterium that causes pneumonic plague is significantly slowed when it can’t make use of a key protein, scientists at the School of Medicine report in this week’s issue of Science.