Training with a master
Photo by Kevin LowderChoreographer Donald Mahler worked with 11 dancers selected to perform excerpts from Tudor’s classic ballet Dark Elegies.
Chemist finds enzymes that ‘just say no to acid’
The bacterium Acetobacter aceti makes unusually acid-resistant enzymes in spades, which could open new doors in protein chemistry.
Reason to be proud
Photo by Joe AngelesThe volleyball Bears took second place in the nation at the NCAA Division III National Championships Nov. 26-27.
Small Chamber Ensembles Concert
Washington University’s Department of Music in Arts & Sciences will present a “Small Chamber Ensembles Concert” at 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 13, in Holmes Lounge.
Washington University Flute Choir
The Washington University Flute Choir, directed by Jan Smith, will perform at 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 13, in the University’s Graham Chapel.
Abumrad named Atkins Professor of Obesity Research
AbumradNada A. Abumrad, Ph.D., has been named the first Dr. Robert C. Atkins Professor of Medicine and Obesity Research at the School of Medicine. The professorship has been made possible by a gift from the Dr. Robert C. Atkins Foundation.
Olin School’s career center names new associate dean and director
James J. Beirne has joined the Olin School of Business as the associate dean and director of the Weston Career Resources Center effective Nov. 29.
Scientists first to grow common cause of food poisoning in the lab
Scientists at the School of Medicine have become the first to successfully grow a norovirus in the lab. In humans, noroviruses are a highly contagious source of diarrhea, vomiting and other stomach upset that made headlines two years ago after a series of repeated outbreaks on cruise ships. These viruses are a major cause of human disease worldwide.
Differences in gene usage dramatically change bacteria’s ‘lifestyles’
When and where a bacterium uses its DNA can be as important as what’s in the DNA, according to WUSM researchers. Scientists found significant differences in two bacterial organisms’ use of a gene linked to antibiotic resistance. The distinction alters the bacteria’s “lifestyles,” or their ability to survive in different environments.
WUSTL flag at half-staff
Kevin Louis Sobol, a senior in the Olin School of Business, died Saturday, Nov. 27 in a one-car accident in St. Charles County. He was 22. A St. Louis area native, Sobol was a 2001 graduate of Chaminade College Preparatory High School and lived in University City.
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