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WUSTL joins national RecycleMania contest
It’s a national competition among university recycling programs that provides students a proactive exercise in waste reduction; it runs through April 8.
WUSTL ramps up recycling effort with new vendor
The new recycling contract should allow the University to expand the amount of paper products, aluminum, glass and plastic that is recycled.
Wrighton to speak for ‘Science on Tap’ series
All meetings are from 7-8:30 p.m. on the last Wednesday of the month at Schlafly Bottleworks; there will be an hour of discussion after a 30-minute presentation.
2-drug treatment may block source of asthma and chronic bronchitis
A finding by School of Medicine researchers, led by Michael Holtzman, could potentially restore patients’ troubled airways to healthy functioning.More medical news
Samuel Stanley named vice chancellor for research at Washington University
StanleySamuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., a professor of medicine and of molecular microbiology at Washington University in St. Louis, has been appointed the university’s new vice chancellor for research. The announcement of Stanley’s appointment was made by Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton, and is effective July 1, 2006.
Children’s study to determine if asthma medications can reduce need for steroids
Children between the ages of 6 and 17 years old with moderate-to-severe asthma may be eligible for a study at the School of Medicine to evaluate whether two medications can reduce the amount of inhaled steroids needed to control asthma.
Fiction Writer Ellen Akins to read for Writing Program Reading Series Feb. 16
Fiction writer Ellen Akins will read from her work at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, for the Writing Program Reading Series. Akins is the author of four novels, including “Home Movie: A Novel” (1988), “Little Women: A Novel” (1990) and “Hometown Brew” (1998), as well as a collection of short stories, “World Like a Knife” (1991).
Artists group Two Girls Working to explore power, fashion and feminism at Ursa’s Lounge Feb. 16
Two Girls Working, the collaborative team of artists Tiffany Ludwig and Renee Piechocki, will screen a documentary about their ongoing project, “Trappings,” at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, in Ursa’s Lounge. “Trappings” investigates the relationship between power and self-presentation by asking women to respond to the question “What do you wear that makes you feel powerful?”
Researchers defeat tumor cells by inhibiting healthy cells
Mice with Tax-induced leukemia/lymphoma develop large tumors and many areas of bone destruction, as shown in this X-ray.Defeating cancerous tumors by attacking healthy cells seems like an unusual strategy, but researchers at the School of Medicine have shown the strategy to be effective against leukemia/lymphoma in mice. The research group found that inhibiting normal bone-maintenance cells called osteoclasts not only prevented the mice’s cancer from spreading to their bones, it also slowed the growth of tumors in the body’s soft tissues.
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