Guiding Project ARK with compassion
In 1989, Kim Donica took a social work position in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. As a small part of her job, Donica was asked if she would work with families whose babies had contracted HIV from their mothers. “When I had this opportunity, I knew working with these […]
Researchers look for early indicators of Alzheimer’s
The School of Medicine will receive $5.9 million over the course of five years to begin an ambitious and potentially decades-long search.
Compton’s X-ray research lands WUSTL on register of historic physics sites
The American Physical Society Historic Sites Committee selected WUSTL along with four other U.S. sites, honoring physicist Arthur Holly Compton.
Eye’s structure engineered to help brain manage movement
The finding may help push an old debate about how eye movement is controlled toward resolution & help surgeons better diagnose & treat disorders.
Mind readers?
Scientists found they could frequently predict whether a volunteer’s response would be right or wrong before the volunteers even performed an action.
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Adelstein named director of community relations & local government affairs
She has 17 years of experience in government & not-for-profit management; most recently, she was executive director of the Central Reform Congregation.
Abendscheins donate time to reconnecting inmates with their children
The Story Link program lets prisoners talk to their children via cassette tapes.Thousands of Missouri inmates have been given a chance to reconnect with their children thanks to a volunteer program led by WUSM’s Dana and Jane Abendschein. The Story Link program allows inmates to record messages and children’s stories onto a cassette, which is then mailed to their families. For many inmates, it’s the only form of communication they have with their children.
“Two Operatic Cinderellas”
The Washington University Opera will present “Two Operatic Cinderellas,” featuring excerpts from Gioacchino Rossini’s “Cenerentola” and Jules Massenet’s “Cendrillo,” at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 16 and 17, in Karl Umrath Lounge.
Concert Choir of Washington University to perform Dec. 9
The Concert Choir of Washington University will perform a concert of “Works from the Renaissance to American Folksongs” at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, in Graham Chapel. John Stewart, director of vocal activities, directs the program.
Handels Messiah
Washington University’s Department of Music in Arts & Sciences will present its annual sing-along of George Frideric Handel’s oratorio Messiah at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, in Graham Chapel. John Stewart, director of vocal activities, directs the program.
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