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BigelowLyda Bigelow, assistant professor of organization and strategy, has little sympathy for the difficulties American car makers are experiencing. She says that American car makers had a long time to work out the pension and benefits problems they’re now facing, but the companies failed to do so, even when they had the resources to do so.

Robert E. Hegel, Ph.D., professor of Chinese in Asian and Near Eastern Languages & Literatures in Arts & Sciences, became the first holder of the Liselotte Dieckmann Professorship in Comparative Literature on Feb. 2 at a ceremony in Holmes Lounge.

Faculty work with resident advisers in this program, designed to provide opportunities for faculty-student interaction outside the classroom.

The AIDS Clinical Trials Unit at the School of Medicine is among those testing a new set of experimental treatments that may helps patients with AIDS clear the virus.

School of Medicine researchers studied patients who already were eating a heart-healthy diet and taking statin drugs to control cholesterol.More medical news

The concerts will feature more than a dozen dancers in nine original, contemporary works by student choreographers in the PAD’s Dance Program.

Center for Advanced Medicine, home of Siteman Cancer CenterThe Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and the School of Medicine has been accepted into The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), an alliance of the world’s leading cancer centers. The designation will allow Siteman Cancer Center access to and the ability to further improve cancer care guidelines.

Mitsuru HamadaPorous DrapeJapanese architect Mitsuru Hamada has won Washington University’s 2006 Steedman Fellowship in Architecture International Design Competition. The biennial competition, sponsored by the College of Architecture and Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design — both divisions of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts — is open to young architects from around the world. The $30,000 first place award supports study and research abroad and is the largest such award in the United States.

How unhealthy is fat?The consequences of a fatty diet may vary depending on whom you ask. A recent study concluded that reducing fat intake doesn’t necessarily reduce a woman’s risk for certain types of cancer, but WUSM lipid researcher Anne Goldberg contends that only a lengthier study could produce reliable results regarding fat’s effects on cancer risk.

David MarchantHeather WigmoreThe Performing Arts Department (PAD) will present its biennial Young Choreographers Showcase in the Annelise Mertz Dance Studio March 30 to April 1. The concert will feature more than a dozen dancers performing original, contemporary works — selected by jury — from nine choreographers in the PAD’s Dance Program.