Scholar Christopher Browning talks on Holocaust Denial in the Courtroom for the Assembly Series
Historian Christopher Browning will touch on his experience as an expert witness in recent famous court cases involving Holocaust deniers in his Holocaust Memorial Lecture for the Assembly Series at 11 a.m. on November 9. How ordinary Germans came to accept the wholesale massacre of Jews is a central theme in Browning’s pioneering scholarship of the Holocaust.
New map of genetic variations to facilitate era of personalized medicine
An international team of scientists this week published the first complete draft of a map of human genetic variability, known to scientists as the human haplotype map or HapMap. The HapMap pushes biomedical science a large step closer to the era when analysis of patient DNA will provide important guidance to diagnosis and treatment.
Making movies, healing hearts
In the screenplay “Calling Dr. Meadows,” a cardiac surgeon — killed in a carjacking — spends time in purgatory attempting to fix the moral dilemmas he created while alive. The screenplay made it to the finals in the Cinema St. Louis/St. Louis International Film Festival screenwriting contest. Apt to pique the interest of doctors anywhere, […]
‘Report to the Neighbors’ meeting Nov. 1
The event will be moderated by Leah Merrifield and will open with a welcome from Neighbors Council member Patricia Barrett.
Commission on Safety and Abuse in America’s Prisons to hold hearing here
It’s part of a yearlong national effort to explore the most serious problems behind bars in America today and how to solve them.
Louisiana poet laureate Osbey to host Katrina fund-raiser today
The event will feature Dixieland music by St. Louis’ Bourbon Street Band and a talk by Gerald Early on “The Death of Jazz and the Birth of New Orleans.”
Social work offers incentives to Teach For America
“Teach for America and the School of Social Work share a common passion for pioneering social change,” Dean Edward F. Lawlor says.
Missouri genetic disorder’s roots untangled by team
The researchers discovered a rare change in the DNA of two eastern Missouri families with a history of a condition known as XLHPT.
High blood sugar impairs blood flow to heart in diabetics
Even administering of high levels of insulin, which usually enhances vasodilation, can’t counteract the negative effect of high glucose on the heart.
Sports
Football team wins conference finale The football team wrapped up league play with a 28-7 win at Carnegie Mellon University on Oct. 22 in Pittsburgh. The Bears improved to 4-4 overall and 2-1 in UAA play. Senior receiver Brad Duesing had 12 catches for a season-high 190 yards and a career-high three touchdowns. He needs […]
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