Students inspire area children to pursue medicine

Photo by Robert BostonFirst-grader Fairah Jeffries closely inspects a dissected cow’s eyeball in the mini-medicine course at Adams School in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood.School of Medicine students led a pilot program to introduce minority grade-school students to medicine and spark their interest in health-care professions.

Study seeks older men for exercise study

Older men who have recently fractured a hip or had hip-replacement surgery are needed for a study to see if restoring testosterone to youthful levels and exercise can improve functioning and quality of life.

Sports

Softball team in fifth straight NCAA tourney The No. 14 softball team is making its fifth straight at-large appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament. The Midwest Regional started May 11 and runs through May 15 at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. Washington U. (35-5) is the fourth seed in the regional and battled fifth-seeded […]

Wooley named McDonnell professor

“Recognizing Karen Wooley’s outstanding career by associating it with the McDonnell legacy at Washington University couldn’t be more appropriate,” Edward Macias says.
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