Forest Park Parkway to reopen by end of spring
The goal is to have the entire roadway — every lane in each direction — open for motor-vehicle traffic by then; much of the concrete has been poured along the route.
Alexander Technique funding available
The method focuses on improving body movements and physical function; it’s commonly studied by athletes and performing artists.
New living spaces
Photo by David KilperPhase 4B of a new residence hall on the South 40 continues, in which both Koenig and Liggett halls were scheduled to be replaced.
Scientists find receptor protein that synchronizes fruit fly’s internal clock
Neuroscientists identified a receptor for pigment-dispersing factor protein, which had previously been recognized as helping keep different internal “clocks” synchronized.
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Campus Watch
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Study eases concerns over mental side effects from potent AIDS drug
The anxiety, dizziness, “funny feelings” and vivid dreams triggered by efavirenz fade away within a month, possibly clearing the way for more widespread use.
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Rich O’Donnell,
Steven L. Teitelbaum, M.D.,
Eric Mumford, Ph.D.,
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Heart failure linked to altered communication channels
School of Medicine researchers identified an alteration in heart cell connections when they studied muscle samples from the heart-transplant patients.
Sisterhood in the spotlight
“30 Years of Sisterhood,” a documentary film on the 1970s genesis of Japan’s women’s liberation movement, will be in the campus spotlight Feb. 28 as Washington University hosts a group of Japanese activists, filmmakers and scholars now touring the nation to promote the project. Plans call for a special screening of the film at 3 p.m. Feb. 28 in Room 201, Crow Hall, followed by a panel discussion and reception. Sponsored by the Visiting East Asian Professionals (VEAP) program and the Women and Gender Studies program, both in Arts & Sciences.
Systems Analysis of Cyanobacterial Physiology in Membrane Biology
In just six months of collaboration, a Department of Energy grand challenge led by Washington University in St. Louis has resulted in the sequencing and annotation of a cyanobacterium that could yield clues to how environmental conditions influence key carbon fixation processes at the gene-mRNA-protein levels in an organism.
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