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Photo by Joe AngelesBeata Grant receives a Distinguished Faculty Award from Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton at the Founders Day event Oct. 2.

“Never imagine problems before they happen,” advises Ming You, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Chemoprevention Program at the Siteman Cancer Center. “Just start in, deal with problems as they come and many times they will be much simpler to solve than you thought.” His pragmatic philosophy may explain how You rapidly rose from a turbulent […]

Photo by David KilperRonald B. DeMattoes and David M. Holtzman examine brain tissues of mice with Alzheimers-like plaques.14,000 square feet in the McMillan and Irene Walter Johnson buildings are being renovated for the Neuroclinical Research Unit.

The Center for Social Development (CSD), part of the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, will mark its 10th year as an innovative academic research and policy center with a weeklong series of events beginning Oct. 11 in Brown Lounge. “Ten years goes by very quickly,” said Michael Sherraden, Ph.D., center director and the […]

General asthma rates have been steadily rising, but the most dramatic increases have occurred among urban youth.

Joe Angeles / WUSTL PhotoStudent Union President David Ader at Wednesday’s press conference.The Washington University Athletic Complex is continuing its transformation from sports venue to “town hall” for the second presidential debate on, Oct. 8. In the second of a series of media briefings, university administrators and students provided updates on debate preparations, security issues, student-organized events and efforts to mobilize young voters.

Below are links to image gallery pages that you may browse from the 2004 Presidential Debate at Washington University in St. Louis. Images are available for use by the media and many images may be downloaded in print resolution. Follow the “Image Use Policy” below. Flash Player 7 or higher is required to properly view […]

Please note: These student leader sources are from the 2004 presidential debate, and are not associated with the 2008 vice-presidential debate. Also: Student Leaders at the Debate Available for Interviews Also: Students with Tickets to the Debate Available for Interviews Also: International Students Available for Interviews Katherine Fleming Katherine Fleming is the legislative representative of […]

CiechanoverAaron Ciechanover, M.D., D.Sc., visiting professor of pediatrics at the School of Medicine and Research Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, was selected Oct. 6 to receive the 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

The following students received high numbers (see the “#” column below) in a special presidential debate admission lottery. They will probably attend the event — though we cannot be sure until the very last moment. Admission to the presidential debate is controlled by the Presidential Debate Commission. These students are available for media interviews. Please […]