Child Health Research Center gets funding for five additional years
The School of Medicine received a $2 million grant to fund the Child Health Research Center for the next five years.
Sports
There is no sports section in this issue of the Record.
Unanue named Paul and Ellen Lacy Chair of Pathology
Emil R. Unanue, M.D., internationally recognized as a leader in understanding the immune system, has been named the Paul and Ellen Lacy Professor of Pathology.
Campus Watch
There is no Campus Watch for this issue of the Record.
Faculty examine topics related to work, families, public policy
The luncheon series promotes interdisciplinary research, and features presentations by faculty from local and national universities and organizations.
Law school speaker series to focus on public interest
A lead counsel in the Guantanamo Bay detainees U.S. Supreme Court case and a Nobel Peace Prize nominee are among the visitors to campus.
Department of Music opens 2006-07 season Sept. 11 with Washington University Chamber Orchestra
The Department of Music in Arts & Sciences will open its 2006-07 concert season at 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, with a performance by the Washington University Chamber Orchestra. The program will focus on the music of two contrasting historical periods — the 18th-century Baroque and the early 20th century — through the work of composers representing the breadth of Europe.
Givens appointed associate vice chancellor for public affairs; will succeed Jasper Leicht
Steven J. Givens has been named associate vice chancellor for public affairs and executive director of University Communications at Washington University in St. Louis, effective Jan. 1, 2007. M. Fredric Volkmann, vice chancellor for Public Affairs, announced the promotion. Givens, who serves as assistant vice chancellor and special assistant to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton, will succeed Judy Jasper Leicht, who announced she plans to retire at the end of the calendar year.
Social Thought & Analysis finds new home in American Culture Studies
Social Thought & Analysis (STA), an interdisciplinary degree program in Arts & Sciences, has moved to American Culture Studies, according to Henry L. “Roddy” Roediger III, Ph.D., the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor and dean of academic planning in Arts & Sciences.
Previously approved drugs may be helpful in fatal pediatric disorder
A progressive neurodegenerative disorder that is often fatal within the first two decades of life may be treatable via a molecule already targeted by approved drugs, scientists at the School of Medicine and other institutions report.
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