Flipping the switch to better see cancer cells at depths
A team of engineers, led by Washington University’s Lihong Wang and postdoctoral researcher Junjie Yao, found that by genetically modifying glioblastoma cancer cells to express BphP1 protein, derived from a bacterium commonly found in soil and water, they could clearly see tiny amounts of live cancer cells as deep as 1 centimeter in tissue using photoacoustic tomography.
Estelí Gomez, Eric Hoeprich and Seth Carlin present Liederabend Nov. 15
Grammy-winning soprano Estelí Gomez (pictured) and renowned clarinetist Eric Hoeprich will join professor of music Seth Carlin Nov. 15 for Washington University’s 2015 Liederabend.
Transgender Day of Remembrance events to be held on Washington University campus
Nov. 20 is national Transgender Day of Remembrance. Two events will be held on the Washington University in St. Louis campus, organized by student groups dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for the LGBTQIA community and to mark Trans* Awareness Week (TAW). The events will shine a light on the societal obstacles and legal barriers that generate and perpetuate hate-based violence and systemic oppression.
WashU Expert: Russia’s doping scandal
It’s another far-reaching global sporting scandal as the World Anti-Doping Agency recommends the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) suspend Russia from athletics competition. Washington University’s Olin Business of Sports Program Director Patrick Rishe says the decision could have fallout of Olympic proportion.
Gun violence initiative event to look at school-based approaches
Harold Pollack, PhD, co-director of the University of
Chicago Crime Lab, will talk about socio-economic and school-based
approaches and strategies for reducing gun violence and why they have or
have not worked, during a keynote at 2 p.m. Nov. 12 in the Clark-Fox Forum at the Brown School’s Hillman Hall on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis.
Film stars groundbreaking WashU surgeon
The documentary film, “A Spark of Nerve,” which debuts at 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, at the 24th annual St. Louis International Film Festival, details Susan E. Mackinnon’s decades-long tenacity in pioneering the nerve-transfer procedure and the lives transformed by it.
Staudt installed as inaugural Howard and Caroline Cayne Professor of Law
Nancy Staudt, JD, PhD, dean of the School of Law at Washington University in St. Louis, has been installed as the inaugural Howard and Caroline Cayne Professor of Law. A lecture and reception to celebrate the occasion were held Oct. 22 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom in Anheuser-Busch Hall.
WashU Expert: Supreme Court birth control challenge bad for employees
The United States Supreme Court agreed Nov. 6, for
the fourth time in three years, to rule on challenges to the Affordable
Care Act. This time the court will rule on the birth control mandate. A decision siding with large nonprofit corporations in
this new case means that employers would prevail at significant cost to
employees, said Elizabeth Sepper, JD, religious freedom and health law expert at Washington University in St. Louis.
Washington University receives bike-friendly honor
Washington University in St. Louis has been recognized as a bronze level Bicycle Friendly University by the League of American Bicyclists.
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies becomes full department within Arts & Sciences
In 1972, Washington University launched one of the nation’s first academic programs in women’s studies. This fall, Arts & Sciences celebrates a new milestone as Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies becomes a full department.
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