Human rights advocate Bright to speak for Assembly Series
He’ll discuss his views Nov. 2 in a lecture titled “Crime, Prison, and the Death Penalty: The Influence of Race and Poverty.”
Field guide for confirming new Earth-like planets is described
Professor Bruce Fegley and laboratory assistant Laura Schaefer used thermochemical equilibrium calculations for their model.
Researchers find multiple proteins that stick to medical device surfaces
Blood proteins that adsorb to the surfaces of materials unfold and can be recognized by the body, which then mounts a response against the device.
Voices for relief
Photo by Bill StoverThe student a cappella group Mosaic Whispers performs in a concert to raise funds to aid the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.
Miers among least qualified Supreme Court nominees since 1937, suggests WUSTL legal expert
EpsteinHarriet Miers withdrawal from consideration for the U.S. Supreme Court is not surprising given the fact that she ranks among the least qualified candidates since the nomination of Hugo Black in 1937, according to an analysis by authors of a new book on the politics of Supreme Court nominations. “Despite the tremendous importance of politics in Supreme Court nominations, the single most important determinant of a successful confirmation is the qualifications of the nominee,” suggests Lee Epstein, WUSTL Supreme Court expert and co-author of “Advice and Consent: The Politics of Judicial Appointments.”
Death and the Ploughman
Courtesy photo*Death and the Ploughman*The year is 1401. A bereaved ploughman, maddened by the loss of his young wife in childbirth, demands answers from Death itself. So begins Death and the Ploughman, a powerful meditation on grief, mortality and the meaning of life. In November, New York’s acclaimed SITI Company, led by theatrical pioneer Anne Bogart, will bring the first American stage production of this early German Renaissance classic to Washington University’s Edison Theatre.
Author and editor Anita Silvey to examine “100 Best Books for Children” Nov. 9
Neil GiordanoAnita SilveyAnita Silvey, one of the nation’s leading experts on children’s literature, will speak on “100 Best Books for Children: Our Greatest Children’s Books and the Stories Behind Them,” for The Center for the Humanities in Arts & Sciences at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9. The illustrated lecture stems from Silvey’s recent book, 100 Best Books for Children (2004), an in-depth survey of children’s literature from 1902 to 2002. In addition, Gerald Early, Ph.D., the Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters and director of the Center for the Humanities, will discuss the center’s new Children’s Studies minor, which begins offering classes in spring 2006.
Doctors want to unlock secrets of the healthy
By comparing genetic data of superbly healthy individuals to those of cancer patients, scientists at the School of Medicine hope to unlock the secrets to long, healthy lives. They’re looking to develop a blood test to detect potential tumors before they begin. Learn more about the WUSM cancer genetics research led by Paul Goodfellow in this St. Louis Post-Dispatch article.
Alex Evers elected to Institute of Medicine
Alex Evers (left) examines proteins with colleague Joe Henry Steinbach.Alex S. Evers of the School of Medicine has been elected to the prestigious Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors medical scientists in the United States can receive. Evers was honored for his professional achievement in the health sciences, specifically in the area of anesthesiology.
Of Note
John R. Bowen, Ph.D.,
William Lowry, Ph.D.,
Enola Proctor, Ph.D.,
Buck Rogers, Ph.D.,
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