Newsroom Stories

Samuel Bagenstos, professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis and antidiscrimination law expert, will argue Missouri Protection and Advocacy Services v. Carnahan before Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and the Eighth Circuit on Feb. 12. This case involves a challenge to the Missouri constitutional and statutory provisions that disenfranchise individuals who are under full guardianship, even if they have the capacity to vote.

Two WUSTL researchers are part of a team that hopes to someday develop smart materials called biomimetics that mimic nature.

The men’s tennis team opened the 2007 season with a 5-4 win against Division I University of Dayton Feb. 3 at the Creve Coeur Racquet Club.

Christina Gurnett, M.D., Ph.D., instructor in neurology, has received a one-year, $50,000 grant from the American Epilepsy Society for research titled “Determination of Seizure Susceptibility Gene Common to Mendelian and Complex Epilepsy.” … Elaine Majerus, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine, has received a one-year, $60,000 grant from the Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Foundation for research titled “Study of Characterization of ADAMTS13 and Its Interaction with Endothelial Cells.” … Thomas Meuser, Ph.D., research assistant professor of neurology, has received a one-year, $58,979 grant from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety for research titled “Medical Fitness to Drive & a Voluntary State Reporting Law.” … Rakesh Nagarajan, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of pathology and immunology, has received a one-year, $50,000 grant from Microsoft Research for research titled “Function Express Gold: A caBIG Grid-aware Microarray Analysis Application.”

Feb. 6 2:31 p.m. — A student observed concrete falling from a 50 foot overhang located on Jolley Hall and striking the hood of a vehicle parked on Throop Drive, causing damage to the vehicle. No injuries were reported. Maintenance and Environmental Health and Safety were informed of this incident. Transportation responded to the scene and blocked off the area. 7:52 p.m. — Property was stolen from an unsecured, open dressing room in the lower level of Mallinckrodt Student Center during rehearsal. Total loss is estimated at $290.

KWUR (90.3 FM), Washington University’s student-run radio station, will launch KWUR WEEK, a series of on-campus events, with a free concert by four of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra’s newest—and youngest—players. The program will include string quartets by Franz Joseph Haydn and Johannes Brahms.

The public is invited to hear the three appeals cases related to a deportation order, a drug conviction and tax evasion.

Michael T. Marrah, J.D., and Bradley J. Castanho, Ph.D., have been named assistant vice chancellors for research and co-directors of the Office of Technology Management.

A new finding by School of Medicine researchers adds a new layer of complexity to the quest to understand the causes of childhood brain cancers.

School of Medicine researchers have developed a three-hour workshop that trains health-care providers to identify potentially unsafe drivers with dementia.