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Daniel P. Kelly, M.D., director of the Center for Cardiovascular Research and co-director of the Cardiovascular Division at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named the Alumni Endowed Professor of Cardiovascular Diseases.

An improved stem cell transplant regimen that is well-tolerated and has a high success rate has been developed by researchers at the School of Medicine. The procedure holds promise for treatment of blood and bone marrow disorders, immune dysfunction and certain metabolic disorders.

GalumphaGalumpha — the New York-based dance trio known for a daring combination of physical comedy, acrobatic choreography and striking visual effects — will descend upon St. Louis Jan. 15 for a special one-time-only matinee as part of the Edison Theatre ovations! for young people series.

Courtesy photoLiz CallawayBetween them,singers Liz Callaway and Jason Graae boast eleven Broadway shows, more than 65 recordings and dozens of film and television appearances. They also boast a friendship that has survived more than 20 years of showbiz. On Jan. 15, the Edison Theatre OVATIONS! Series will present these “musical pals” in Backstage Broadway Buddies, an intimate Cabaret-style evening of standards and stories, solos and duets, gossip and sentiment.

Photo by Mary ButkusEdward S. Macias was installed Dec. 1 as the inaugural Barbara and David Thomas Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences.

He was named an assistant professor in 1951 and promoted to associate professor in 1957; he retired as emeritus in 1987.

Researchers have calculated that the precise isotopic structure of xenon in the sample reveals an operation that worked like a geyser.

The power generators appear to remodel and consume extra internal walls or membranes in an effort to supply energy to the rest of the cell.

The Olin School of Business awarded a total of $70,000 in seed investment capital to two startup businesses.

Scientists found significant differences in two bacterial organisms’ use of a gene linked to processes that govern a form of antibiotic resistance.