Robert Bruegmann to speak March 7

Distinguished architectural historian and critic Robert Bruegmann, author of The Architecture of Harry Weese (2010), Sprawl: A Compact History (2005) and The Architects and the City: Holabird and Roche of Chicago 1880-1918 (1997), will deliver the annual AIA St. Louis Scholarship Trust Lecture for the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 7.

Center for Outpatient Health opening March 8

Washington University School of Medicine faculty, staff and students are welcome to attend an open house from 4-7 p.m., Thursday, March 8, at the new Barnes-Jewish Center for Outpatient Health.

Medical Center takes next step toward redevelopment

BJC HealthCare, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine are taking another step forward in the future development of the Washington University Medical Center. The vision is to transform the campus over the next 10 years through renovations and new construction.

New Alzheimer’s marker strongly predicts mental decline

A new marker of Alzheimer’s disease can predict how rapidly a patient’s memory and other mental abilities will decline after the disorder is diagnosed, Rawan Tarawneh, MD, found while a postdoctoral research associate at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The new data suggest that VILIP-1 potentially may be a better predictor of Alzheimer’s progression than other markers.

Medical ethicists confront cancer in new book

Rebecca Dresser, JD, the Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law and professor of ethics at the School of Medicine, was diagnosed with head and neck cancer six years ago. For perspective, she reached out to other medical ethicists, who had either had cancer themselves, or had a spouse diagnosed with the disease. The group’s meetings became the basis for the book, Malignant: Medical Ethicists Confront Cancer.

Trustees meet, hear presentations from medical school faculty

At the Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees meeting Thursday and Friday, March 1 and 2, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton reported on a number of recent developments on the Medical and Danforth campuses. Trustees also heard special reports on innovations in medical research and clinical practice.

Architecture’s highest honor

“Someone at Washington University in St. Louis just hit the lecture jackpot.” So quipped Blair Kamin, the Chicago Tribune’s influential architecture critic. On Monday, Feb. 27, just two days before his scheduled talk for the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, architect Wang Shu became the first Chinese citizen to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize, generally considered the profession’s highest honor.

African Film Festival at Washington University March 23-25

The annual African Film Festival at Washington University in St. Louis begins Friday, March 23. Over the course of three days, eight different films will showcase the African continent and its people. During a youth matinee, award-winning director, writer and animator Cilia Sawadogo will answer audience questions about her film.
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