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David Fike, PhD, assistant professor of isotope biogeochemistry in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences in Arts & Sciences, was named a Packard Fellow Oct. 15, a prestigious distinction awarded to only 17 top young researchers nationwide this year.

The American College of Bankruptcy and Washington University in St. Louis School of Law will present a lecture by James H.M. Sprayregen, JD, one of the nation’s top restructuring attorneys, at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom of Anheuser-Busch Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Daily Mail (UK) Are middle class parents driving their children to depression? 10/16/2010 Dr Joan Luby from Washington University in St Louis runs a research programme into early emotional development and has been studying pre-school depression for 20 years. She believes that as many as two percent of toddlers could suffer from undiagnosed depression. “Our […]

New heart valve without major surgery Catheter-implanted replacement valve offers new option for aortic stenosis patients. Watch Video Drug courts need an intervention Citing concerns about defendant rights, WUSTL law professor Mae Quinn suggests drug courts may not be the panacea court reformers claim. Watch Video Drug reduces risk of prostate cancer diagnosis Medical advance […]

Sports updates for week of Oct. 18, 2010.

Tiffany Stern, PhD, professor of English at Oxford University, is the visiting Hurst Professor in the Department of English in Arts & Sciences the week of Oct. 18. Stern, whose expertise is in Early Modern theatrical practice, will give three presentations in Hurst Lounge, Duncker Hall, Oct. 19, 21 and 22.

CLTV/Chicagoland Television News ChicagoLand News at 2 Another Chicago establishment is now saying sorry to students from Washington University in St. Louis over problems that arose as part lodging arrangements for the student’s senior class trip to Chicago. But in this case, Chicago’s Fairmont Hotel is paying big money to respond to the student’s complaints […]

Klaus R. G. Hein, PhD, of the University of Stuttgart, Germany, gives a European perspective on the future of global energy at the “McDonnell International Scholars Academy Symposium: Global Energy Future” held Oct. 1-5 at Washington University in St. Louis. At the meetings, participants reviewed the progress in research collaborations and identified new research opportunitites that might reduce carbon dioxide emission, improve efficiency of energy utilization or lead to more rapid deployment of renewable energy sources.

Outlook, the magazine for the School of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis, is debuting a new, enhanced online edition Oct. 19. 

Of note Frederick Eberhardt, PhD, assistant professor of philosophy-neuroscience-psychology in Arts & Sciences, has received a one-year, $6,500 subaward from the University of California, Berkeley, for research titled “Causal Learning: Interventions and Decisions.” … Michael D. Frachetti, PhD, assistant professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences, has received a one-year, $35,000 grant from the National […]