‘Maximizing Civic Engagement of Older Adults’ forum Feb. 15
With the first wave of baby boomers preparing for retirement, the 2005 White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA) Oct. 23-26 in Washington, D.C., will be an important opportunity to assess aging in America and improve the lives of older Americans. St. Louis will play a significant role in shaping the discussion at the conference through […]
Passion for social justice, medical education earns Mathews award
Katherine Jahnige Mathews has received the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship.
Biology doctoral student named Canon parks scholar
Each student is awarded a $78,000 scholarship that will support research and education expenses during the next three years.
Improved stem cell procedure offers superior results
A new procedure holds promise for treatment of blood and bone marrow disorders, immune dysfunction and certain metabolic disorders.
Center for Research on Innovation & Entrepreneurship awards grants
Funding for these grants was made possible by a three-year research grant by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
Was there a football game, too?
Photo by Mary ButkusThe “Super Ad Bowl” Feb. 6 was an opportunity to watch and evaluate the advertisements broadcast during the Super Bowl.
E-newsletter is introduced by human resources office
The quarterly HRNews contains several sections, including policy highlights, human resources tips, upcoming events and reminders.
Jost named chairman of radiological society
The Radiological Society of North America comprises more than 37,000 radiologists, radiation oncologists and related scientists.
Washington University to host “Maximizing Civic Engagement of Older Adults,” an official White House Conference on Aging event, Feb. 15
With the first wave of baby boomers preparing for retirement, the 2005 White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA) will be an important opportunity to assess aging in America and improve the lives of older Americans. St. Louis will play a significant role in shaping the discussion at the conference through “Maximizing Civic Engagement of Older Adults,” a public forum and official WHCOA event hosted by the George Warren Brown School of Social Work and the Center for Aging at Washington University 9 a.m. Feb. 15 in Brown Lounge.
Hypertension in African Americans linked to two genomic regions
A first-of-its-kind application of a novel statistical method of analysis to African Americans has identified regions on chromosomes 6 and 21 that likely harbor genes contributing to high blood pressure in that group. The novel statistical method, called admixture mapping, narrowed the search for genes related to hypertension, bringing researchers and doctors closer to finding more effective treatments.
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