Unruh joins Kemper Art Museum
Allison Unruh, a specialist in modern and contemporary art, has been appointed associate curator of the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum.
Trial to study if smoking-cessation therapy can be tailored to smokers’ DNA
A School of Medicine study may aid efforts to tailor smoking-cessation treatments to individual cigarette smokers. Researchers are recruiting 720 smokers whose DNA samples, from saliva, will be analyzed to identify genetic variations that influence smoking behavior, lung cancer risk and the effectiveness of smoking-cessation treatments.
Martin’s book cited for excellence in recorded sound research
A book by Lerone Martin, PhD, assistant professor of religion and politics in the Danforth Center on Religion and Politics, has won a Certificate of Merit in the 2015 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research in Blues, Gospel or R&B.
‘If this works, structural biology will never be the same’
Washington University’s Alexander Barnes, a chemist, physicist, electrical engineer and molecular biologist rolled into one, just received a $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer that can determine the structure of molecules very quickly and at room temperature. His first target is a drug called bryostatin that may flush out HIV hidden in the chromosomes of our own cells.
Powell named director of gynecologic oncology division
Matthew A. Powell, MD, a noted gynecologic oncologist and researcher, has been named director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Washington University School of Medicine.
Eye’s recycling process key to seeing color, bright light
The retina’s rods and cones allow us to see. But although scientists have an idea of what makes rods perform and flourish, they’ve been somewhat in the dark regarding what keeps cones working and thriving. Now, School of Medicine researchers led by Thomas A. Ferguson, PhD, believe they’re closer to the answer and that their findings may one day help preserve vision in patients with age-related macular degeneration and other retinal diseases.
WashU Expert: Tricks for enjoying Halloween treats
Connie Diekman, director of university nutrition at Washington University in St. Louis and a leading national food expert, offers five tips for parents who want a healthy Halloween season. Among them: set portions, avoid demonizing sugar.
Picturing St. Louis’ Gateway Arch at 50
St. Louis’ Gateway Arch turns 50 Oct. 28. Corban Swain, a Washington University in St. Louis undergraduate in the School of Engineering & Applied Science, recently took top prize in a photo contest celebrating the Arch’s anniversary, with an upside-down image of the beloved, iconic landmark.
The View From Here 10.26.15
Images captured in and around the Washington University campuses. For captions, click on the “i” in the upper left corner.
Becker honored by Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award Trust
David M. Becker, JD, Joseph H. Zumbalen Professor of the Law of Property Emeritus, will be honored during a ceremony Nov. 14 with a $25,000 tribute from the Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award Trust for motivating a former student to make a difference in his or her community.
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