Women in elected office is forum’s focus
Sponsored by the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy, the event will open with a keynote address by Debbie Walsh.
Honing their craft
Photo by Kevin LowderDancer/choreographer Michel Yang works with students from the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences’ Dance Program.
Study: Diabetic hearts live on high-fat ‘diet’
Such a “diet” helps make cardiovascular disease the most common killer of diabetic patients, according to a recently published School of Medicine study.
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Campus Watch
The following incidents were reported to University Police Feb. 15-21. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. Feb. 19 9:45 p.m. — A student […]
New center arises from success of radioactive-implant therapy
Simon Powell & Jeff Michalski have announced the appointment of Perry W. Grigsby, M.D., professor of radiation oncology, as the center’s director.
AAAS comes to town
Photo by Mary ButkusThe annual meeting of the American Assocation for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific organization, was Feb. 16-20 in St. Louis.
Saudi health-care execs study management
Photo by Robert BostonParticipants in the School of Medicine’s Executive master in health administration program play the “Red Bead Game.”The two-year executive master in health administration program was created specifically for 18 participants from the Riyadh-based King Fahad Medical City.
Rhesus genome sequencing to help scientists in research
Researchers at the Genome Sequencing Center at the School of Medicine were major contributors to the monkey’s genome, made publicly available this month.
What do you know, and why do you know it?
What you know, but don’t know you know, affects you more than you know, suggests Larry Jacoby, Ph.D., professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences. “Memory plays a very powerful role in how we see and interpret the world, even in situations where we are completely unaware of the events that gave rise to these […]
Picon to speak for Architecture series Feb. 27
Subsequent speakers for the Monday-night series include Ben van Berkel, Inaki Abalos, Rainer Mahlamäki, William Valentine and Marcelo Ferraz.
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