Corn genome to be sequenced by WUSTL center
The maize genome’s 2.5 billion base pairs in 10 chromosomes make it nearly as long as the human’s, which has 2.9 billion base pairs in 23 chromosomes.
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Fiction writer Heim to read for Writing Program Reading Series
He is the author of Mysterious Skin, a novel that “will haunt and enrage you”; it was recently adapted to film by director Gregg Araki.
Meeting with the neighbors
Photo by Mary ButkusChancellor Mark S. Wrighton chats with some of those attending the “Report to the Neighbors Meeting” Nov. 1 in Whitaker Hall.
Scholarships help address community issues
Photo by Kevin LowderThe Stern Summer Scholarship and the Kaldi’s St. Louis Service Scholarship enable students to pursue community projects in the St. Louis region.
School of Social Work, Eden Seminary to offer dual degrees
In addition to a master of social work (M.S.W.), students can pursue a master of divinity (M.Div.) or a master of arts in pastoral studies (M.A.P.S.).
Lighting up the night
Photo by David KilperWUSTL engineering students worked hundreds of hours to create a large-scale, computer-controlled dance floor.
Notables
School of Medicine faculty,
John C. Morris, M.D.,
James Hsieh, M.D., Ph.D.,
Zsolt Urban, Ph.D.,
Carolyn J. Anderson, Ph.D.,
and more…
Researchers put ‘teeth’ into dinosaur classification scheme
Josh Smith’s method could help paleobiologists identify and reconstruct the lives of the creatures that roamed the Earth millions of years ago.
Happy Thanksgiving!
The Record will not be published next week due to Thanksgiving. Look for our next edition Dec. 2.
Women’s Society gift honors Ibby Danforth
Upon her death on March 30, the Danforth Foundation gave a $100,000 gift to the Elizabeth Gray Danforth Scholarship Endowment.
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