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Hall of Fame class of 2004 named The University, in conjunction with its athletic support organization, the W Club, has announced its 11th induction class for the University’s Sports Hall of Fame. Induction ceremonies will be held at a brunch at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 18 at the Whittemore House. Later that day, the men’s and […]

The American Association for the Advancement of Science is the world’s largest general scientific society; fellow is the highest honor it confers.

Undergraduate tuition will total $31,100 for the 2005-06 academic year — a $1,400 (4.7 percent) increase over the 2004-05 academic year. The required student activity fee will total $311, and the student health fee will be $631. The announcement was made by Barbara A. Feiner, vice chancellor for finance. Room-and-board charges for 2005-06 will be […]

The George Warren Brown School of Social Work’s spring lecture series addresses a broad spectrum of issues from elder care to the future of social policy. The series will kick off Feb. 7 with a lecture by Melvin Oliver, Ph.D., titled “Can We Preserve the Progressive Soul of Asset-Based Social Policy?” Oliver is a professor of sociology and dean of social sciences in the College of Letters and Sciences at the University of California, Santa Barbara. All lectures will be held at noon in Brown Hall, Room 124.

Listed below are this month’s featured news stories. • Light meter in eyes (week of Oct. 6) • Clinically depressed children (week of Oct. 13) • Ear infections linked to GERD (week of Oct. 20) • Halloween safety (week of Oct. 27)

Listed below are this month’s featured news stories. • Siteman Cancer Center (week of Jan. 5) • Scientists grow norovirus (week of Jan. 12) • Protein linked to depression (week of Jan. 19) • Human head hair isn’t fur (week of Jan. 26)

Listed below are this month’s featured news stories. • DHEA reduces fat in elderly (week of Dec. 1) • Chicken genome (week of Dec. 8) • Schizophrenia risk factors (week of Dec. 15) • Homeless population has changed (week of Dec. 22) • SIDS risk (week of Dec. 29)

Listed below are this month’s featured news stories. • Flu vaccine (week of Nov. 3) • Cutting calories doesn’t help memory (week of Nov. 10) • Great American Smokeout (week of Nov. 17) • Gut microbes control fat cells (week of Nov. 24)

Photo by Dawn Majors, St. Louis Post-DispatchRoger Beck gets a kiss from his son Denton.Roger Beck cried for the first time in 22 years thanks to Randal Paniello, associate professor of otolaryngology. Paniello performed the first saliva gland transplant in the United States to restore Beck’s ability to produce tears. Learn more about the procedure in this St. Louis Post-Dispatch feature.

From helping start-up companies grow into strong businesses to guiding inventors as they obtain patents, students in the Washington University School of Law’s new Intellectual Property and Business Formation Legal Clinic, working under the supervision of experienced intellectual property law attorneys, will offer a variety of services to the University and St. Louis community.