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Ramesh K. Agarwal, PhD, the William Palm Professor of Engineering, has received a one-year, $86,000 subaward from Missouri University of Science & Technology for a project titled “NASA Missouri Space Grant Consortium.” … Ray Barber, project manager in Facilities Planning and Management, received the St. Louis Council of Construction Consumers’ Diversity Champions Award at an […]

The Supreme Court should affirm the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, contends Washington University in St. Louis law professor Greg Magarian, JD, because the Act fits comfortably within a proper understanding of the federal-state balance of power. Magarian, a constitutional law expert, says the basic argument against the constitutionality of the health care bill is that some parts of the bill, most notably the requirement that people purchase health insurance, exceeds Congress’ power to regulate interstate commerce.

Dan Senor, co-author of Start Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle, who was originally scheduled to appear on the Assembly Series on February 2, will give his talk at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 3. The event will be held at Graham Chapel on the Danforth Campus of Washington University. The event is free […]

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 MetLife Foundation announces major awards to scientists for research in Alzheimer’s disease
 02/24/2011 The MetLife Foundation is honoring two noted researchers for their work in brain imaging. Randy L. Buckner, PhD, professor of psychology and neuroscience at Harvard University, and Marcus E. Raichle, MD, professor of radiology and neurology at Washington University School of […]

The Washington University Summer Writers Institute will offer a new Multi-Genre workshop, which will encompass fiction, poetry and screenwriting, along with its popular Creative Nonfiction workshop.

Whether on a battlefield, in a factory or at a rock concert, noise-induced hearing loss is one of the most common hazards people face. Jianxin Bao, PhD, and other researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a low-dose, two-drug cocktail that reduces hearing loss in mice when given before they are exposed to loud noise.

Lock & Chain member Chris Wilburn, a sophomore dressed as George Washington, takes a ride around the Danforth Campus in a horse-drawn buggy Feb 21 as part of the annual George Washington Week activities.

Members of the Center Aisle Caucus, U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.), U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-Mo.) and U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-Mo.) will discuss “A Vision for Civility” at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, in the main dining room of the Charles F. Knight Executive Education Center at Washington University in St. Louis.

Buenos Aires Herald (Argentina) Missing Thomas Jefferson books found 2/22/2011 Seventy-four books that belonged to former US president Thomas Jefferson were found at Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri. Link to Article See also Los Angeles Times, MSN India, Taiwan News, CBS News, Forbes MarketPlace | American Public Radio Apple shareholders curious about succession plan […]

Junior Chris Dorst orders lunch from WUSTL Dining Services employee Kenya Dampier at a new campus dining location, Stanley’s in Lopata Gallery, on the eatery’s opening day, Feb. 14. Stanley’s — which is located in Stanley and Lucy Lopata Hall — features table and lounge seating and computer stations.