Political humorist Kate Clinton at Edison
Tax-paying, America-loving political satirist Kate Clinton offers savvy send-ups of American culture, fads and foibles, from Wal-Mart-ization and Disneyfication to Queer Eye, lesbian chic and presidential inaugurals. The self-described “oldest living, continuously performing lesbian author/humorist in North America” is wisecracking her way to Washington — Washington University, that is — for the Edison Theatre OVATIONS! […]
Pediatricians form research network
Jane Garbutt is directoring the Washington University Pediatric and Adolescent Ambulatory Research Consortium.
Spam e-mails
Anyone receiving spam messages should forward them to spamcomplaint@wustl.edu; they will be forwarded to the state attorney general’s office.
Psychological Service Center now forming support groups
The center is an outpatient mental health clinic operated by the Department of Psychology in Arts & Sciences.
Relay for Life to benefit American Cancer Society
In conjunction with the Sesquicentennial, organizers hope to have 150 teams raise more than $150,000 while honoring 150 cancer survivors.
Genome of chicken is sequenced, made public
Led by Genome Sequencing Center Director Richard Wilson, researchers have assembled the genome of the Red Jungle Fowl.
Clockless technology to be primary topic as computing greats gather for conference here
“Systems of the future will certainly have clockless technology or a blend of clocked and clockless types,” says symposium organizer Jerome R. Cox.
Treatment TODAY
Twelve U.S. sites are participating in the study, called the Treatment Options for type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth, or TODAY.
Lützeler wins Goethe Medal
The Goethe Award is an official German award of merit; it is the highest medal a foreigner can receive for work done in the field of cultural exchange.
Social Security numbers removed from paychecks
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released a report estimating that 27.3 million Americans have been the victims of identity theft in the past five years, including 9.9 million people in the last 12 months alone. The FTC defines identity theft as the misuse of an individual’s personal information — such as Social Security number, […]
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