Immunology association names Allen as president
He served as the organization’s vice president this past year, and has been elected an AAI counselor for years; he will serve a one-year term as president.
Hormone replacement study needs male volunteers
Participants must be in stable health and not be performing vigorous exercise more than one time a week.
Olin School appoints associate deans, Ph.D. director
Glenn MacDonald, Ph.D., Anjan Thakor, Ph.D., and Chakravarthi Narasimhan, Ph.D., have all assumed additional responsibilities, marking a change in the school’s structure.
Arts & Sciences faculty launch fellowship program
It is designed to provide a physical and intellectual environment for innovative, interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching, and will start in spring 2006.
Patented device uses bacteria to create electricity, treat wastewater
Photo by David KilperLars Angenent (right) and Jason He examine the upflow microbial fuel cell, which can turn wastewater into electricity.The upflow microbial fuel cell is fed continually and works with chambers atop each other rather than beside each other.
Flying high
Photo by Robert BostonMembers of the acrobatic troupe the Flying Wallendas visit the lab of Aaron DiAntonio, M.D. DiAntonio hopes to name a recently discovered gene “Wallenda.”
University Libraries names Neureuther Competition winners
The event is made possible by an endowment from 1940 alum Carl Neureuther, who encouraged University students to read for pleasure throughout their lives.
Pomegranate juice may prevent newborn brain injuries
It might help babies resist brain injuries from low oxygen and reduced blood flow, which is linked to premature birth and other irregularities.
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Sports
University finishes third in Director’s Cup The University finished third in the 2004-05 U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup Division III final standings, as announced by National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), United States Sports Academy and USA Today. The finish is the highest in school history, eclipsing a fifth-place finish in 2002-03. Washington […]
It’s all about the love of the job
Talking to Martin Cripps is bound to make anyone just slightly jealous. For one thing, the man is unusually giddy. Whether he’s talking about his London upbringing, his family or his work, the youthful economics professor finds a way see the lighter side of life and laughs readily at it. Cripps, Ph.D., was recently installed […]
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