Smokers seven times more likely to need jolt from heart devices
Heart patients who smoke and have implanted defibrillators are much more likely to have the devices jolt their hearts back into normal rhythm than nonsmokers with the devices.
Dhanju hopes to be an agent of social change in India
Growing up in 10 states across India, Richa Dhanju saw “immense disparity amongst people and between men and women.” But it wasn’t until she was pursuing an undergraduate degree in philosophy at Lady Sri Ram College for Women in New Delhi that she started examining these differences. “Women’s secondary status and role in the patriarchal […]
WUSTL, BJH join network seeking to reduce hospital-acquired infections
The School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital researchers will receive $300,000 annually for five years to study how infections are acquired in health-care settings.
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Survant seeks out ‘new ways of seeing’ in his designs
He recently entered “Light of Tomorrow,” a conceptual design competition sponsored by VELUX, the European skylight manufacturer.
Engineering’s Brewer intends to improve the environment
His undergraduate years are characterized by service, commitment and intellectual curiosity; among other projects, he tutored inner-city children for two years.
Cheers resound, smiles abound in the Quad
Photo by David KilperThe University’s 145th Commencement ceremony will begin at 8:30 a.m. in Brookings Quadrangle.Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton will confer degrees during today’s 145th Commencement ceremony, which will start at 8:30 a.m. in Brookings Quadrangle.
Olin’s Ader boasts ‘an authentic style of leadership’
The two-term Student Union President also was on the University’s club gymnastics team and later became a coach at a local gymnastics center.
Student speaker Ravi emphasizes ‘culture of caring’
“At this university, we don’t just learn about the world on a purely academic or individual basis; we learn more on a collective level,” the senior class president says.
Computerized atlas highlights ‘plethora’ of changes in brain disorder
Abnormal folding patterns of the cerebral cortex in Williams Syndrome are displayed on a lateral view (left) and midline view (right) of a ‘surface-based’ atlas.A computerized atlas has brought unprecedented sensitivity to the search for brain structure changes in a genetic condition known as Williams syndrome, revealing 33 abnormalities in the folding of the brain’s surface. The disorder, which occurs in 1 in every 20,000 births, impairs visual and spatial skills but preserves musical ability and sociability.
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