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A member of the National Academy of Sciences, he worked on the frontiers of space research for more than four decades.

Researchers at the School of Medicine are testing the effectiveness of an investigational drug for the treatment of sciatica pain. Sciatica involves pain in the lower back and hip that radiates down the thigh into the leg.

MacFarlaneThe animated adult series, “Family Guy,” broke the mold for its genre, created a large cult fan base, and made its creator, 33-year-old Seth MacFarlane, famous. MacFarlane will talk about his controversial series for the Assembly Series at 11 a.m. Wed., March 30, in Graham Chapel.

Thanks to a major gift from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, postdoctoral fellows in Arts & Sciences are now available for graduate students in the humanities and the social sciences.

Bipolar disorder is often hard to diagnose in children, and it is easy to mistake the disorder’s manic phase for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, warns Joan Luby, a child psychiatrist at the School of Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Learn more about pediatric bipolar disorder in the following St. Louis Post-Dispatch article.

Genomic analysis may one day be a primary diagnostic tool for physicians deciding on a course of treatment for trauma and other critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), according to a new study by a national collaboration of more than 70 physicians and scientists.

A prolific writer on a variety of topics, Sherwin Nuland is best-known for his book How We Die: Reflections on Life’s Final Chapter.

University researchers have used a statistical analysis to generate new risk estimates for respiratory distress syndrome.

The event will bring together scholars from a variety of disciplines, ranging from literature to music, theater, history and anthropology.

The six-hour meeting included reports from the deans of all eight schools and the dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.