Heads up!

Photo by Jennifer SilverbergMembers of the WUSTL Greek community helped organize the “Loop in Motion” parade, staff a float and run fund-raising booths.

Campus Watch

The following incidents were reported to University Police Oct. 6-11. 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. Oct. 6 9 a.m. — A person […]

A natural healer

Broken bones can cause some of the most painful traumatic injuries. Last spring, I experienced that reality firsthand when I fell nearly 12 feet off a ladder and severely fractured my wrist while painting my brother’s home in San Francisco. By the time I landed in Chicago to make my transfer home, my arm was […]

Female athletes at risk for gender-related injuries

Women have different sports medicine needs than men.Reporting on issues unique to female runners in the journal Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, Washington University physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists say women’s bodies adapt to athletic challenges differently. They say that when female athletes get injured, health-care professionals need to consider the anatomic, biomechanical, hormonal and functional factors that are unique to women.

Looking for St. Louis

Forget purple mountains and fruited plains. The contemporary American landscape is more typically composed of parking lots and shopping malls, factory towns and industrial developments, argues Matthew Coolidge, founder and director of the Center for Land Use Interpretation in Los Angeles. From Oct. 26-29, Coolidge will host a number of events exploring St. Louis’ urban landscape as part of the yearlong series “Unsettled Ground: Nature, Landscape, and Ecology Now!” co-sponsored by the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts and the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts.
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