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Removal of an immune system signaling protein prevents the development of a lupus-like condition in mice, researchers at the School of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health have found.

Festival Hall at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition The World’s Greatest Fair, a feature-length documentary about the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, will premiere at St. Louis’ Fabulous Fox Theatre July 10, with additional screenings at the Tivoli Theatre July 12. The film, intended for national distribution, features several Washington University faculty and staff, including Steve Givens, Carol Diaz-Granados, Jeff Pike and Trebor Tichenor.

“Building the Road to Independence: A Novel Approach to Help Kids With Cerebral Palsy” is a seminar designed to provide information about education, physical fitness, mobility, technology and independence to parents and caregivers of children with cerebral palsy.

GordonJeffrey I. Gordon, M.D., the Dr. Robert J. Glaser Distinguished University Professor, has been appointed director of the new Center for Genome Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. The center is strategically located adjacent to the Genome Sequencing Center, which played a major role in the success of the Human Genome Project.

The May Department Stores Foundation and Edward Jones each have pledged $1 million toward the Emerson-Busch challenge grant. The challenge grant, a $10-million gift from Emerson’s Charitable Trust and the Anheuser-Busch Foundation, will help ensure that people in the St. Louis area have access to the most advanced cancer treatments.

In addition to being an alum and having a 40-year career here, he established two professorships and a lecture.

Photo by Joe AngelesChancellor Mark S. Wrighton looks on as the Olympic flame is passed.More than 500 people attend the Francis Field rededication on the 100th anniversary of the Olympic Games in St. Louis.

Games, contests, tours and food highlight the day just for staff members of the Hilltop Campus.

Courtesy photoChancellor Mark S. Wrighton becomes chair of the Business-Higher Education Forum.

He was president and chief executive officer of Bunge North America, a major agri-business company, for nearly 19 years.