Recorder soloist Galhano to join Kingsbury Ensemble
Renowned recorder soloist Clea Galhano will join the University’s Kingsbury Ensemble for a concert of “Virtuoso Recorder Music of the Baroque” at 8 p.m. Nov. 12 in Holmes Lounge. The Kingsbury Ensemble specializes in music of the Baroque and Classical periods, employing historically accurate practices and instruments and performing in acoustically appropriate settings. Harpsichordist Maryse […]
Undergraduate medical experience
Photo by Robert BostonJunior Jill Savla shadows physicians as part of the class “Understanding the Evidence: Provocative Topics of Women’s Health and Reproduction.”
Simple blood test can detect breast cancer recurrence
Mammaglobin, a protein secreted by tumor cells, can be detected in the blood serum of patients with metastatic breast cancer using an inexpensive, reliable test.
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Contractors win two awards for Hilltop construction work
Helmkamp Construction Co. won for the 2004 presidential debate held here, and McCarthy Building Cos. won for the Olin Library renovation.
Obituary: Trustee Holman
The retired chair and chief executive officer of Mallinckrodt Inc. died Nov. 4 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
Program helps older adults with low vision live independently
Perlmutter (left) checks the lighting at a work area of client Gay Hirsch, who has low vision.Monica Perlmutter is taking her “show on the road” to help older adults with low vision live independently in their homes. Nearly 4 million adults age 65 and older have visual impairment severe enough to interfere with daily activities. Macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, inoperable cataracts and glaucoma are leading causes of low vision.
Daughter of Gresham residents named Harbison faculty fellow at Washington University in St. Louis
Lori Watt, Ph.D., assistant professor of history and of International and Area Studies, both in Arts & Sciences, at Washington University in St. Louis, has been named the fourth Earle H. and Suzanne S. Harbison Faculty Fellow. The fellowship provides research and teaching support for three years to a talented junior faculty member in Arts & Sciences.
Detection of breast cancer recurrence possible with simple blood test
Detecting breast cancer recurrence with a simple blood testPhysicians treating women with breast cancer recognize the need for a specific and sensitive method to monitor disease recurrence, so they should be encouraged by a new study that describes a biomarker that seems to fill those criteria. Researchers at the School of Medicine have shown that mammaglobin, a protein secreted by breast tumor cells, can readily be detected in the blood serum of patients with metastatic breast cancer using an inexpensive, reliable clinical test.
Lori Watt named fourth Harbison Faculty Fellow at Washington University
Lori Watt, Ph.D., assistant professor of history and of International and Area Studies, both in Arts & Sciences, at Washington University in St. Louis, has been named the fourth Earle H. and Suzanne S. Harbison Faculty Fellow. The fellowship provides research and teaching support for three years to a talented junior faculty member in Arts & Sciences.
Engineering dance features computer-controlled dance floor
All lit up: the dance floor in actionThe talent and ingenuity of Washington University engineering students are being put to the test with a large-scale, computer-controlled dance floor that will light up the night on Saturday, Nov. 12. That’s the date of the Engineering Student Council’s annual dance party, Vertigo, to be held from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. in Lopata Hall on the Washington University Hilltop Campus.
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