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.
Bulawsky honored with Emerson teaching award
She teaches undergraduate and graduate printmaking and drawing majors, as well as general elective printmaking.
Outstanding achievement
Photo by Mary ButkusThe University’s Police Department was named a 2005 Outstanding Local Government Achievement Award recipient.
Scientists seek to solve hydrogen storage problems
Hydrogen is a promising energy alternative because its chemical energy can be directly converted to electricity in fuel cells that are easily miniaturized.
Seesawing around the clock
Photo by Mary ButkusStudents, staff and faculty members teeter-tottered for 48 straight hours and raised $1,100 for the Campus Y Partner Campaign.
WUSTL team takes top prize inregional programming contest
The competition involves college students trying to solve difficult programming problems, against the clock; WUSTL beat out 121 other teams.
Going public
Photo by Mary ButkusThe Undergraduate Research Symposium showcased undergraduate research performed by more than 30 students across several academic disciplines.
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.
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