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Of note Bruce Backus, assistant vice chancellor for environmental health and safety, was named president-elect of the Campus Safety Health and Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA) at the CSHEMA conference in Baltimore in July. CSHEMA is dedicated to continual improvement of environmental health and safety at colleges and universities and provides information-sharing opportunities, continuing education and […]

Inside School Research How about teaching with the test, rather than to it? 09/03/2010 The Department of Education just handed out $330 million in grants to two state coalitions to design the “next-generation” tests of students’ readiness for college and careers. In the latest issue of the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, […]

A computer scientist at Washington University in St. Louis is part of a collaborative team that is one of four project teams chosen by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to pursue ways to build a more robust, secure and reliable Internet. Patrick Crowley, PhD, associate professor of computer science & engineering and researchers from nine other institutions received one of NSF’s “Future Internet Architecture” program awards to create a new Internet architecture.

Agence France Presse (AFP) Females more prone to knee injury in football: Study 9/1/2010 “Kicking like a girl” is a real phenomenon and may explain why females are more likely to suffer knee injuries in sports such as football, suggests a new study led by WUSTL orthopedic surgeon Robert Brophy. Researchers found significant differences in […]

Times of IndiaStarvation and sleep-deprivation may keep brain sharp 9/1/2010Stay hungry and sleep-deprived to stay sharp – that seems to be the idea, at least as far as fruit flies are concerned. New research from Washington University in St. Louis suggests that, in fruit flies, being hungry may provide a way to stay awake without […]

Even a few weeks of international volunteer service may result in a long-term relationship between the volunteer and the host country, suggests the research of the Brown School’s Amanda Moore McBride, PhD, assistant professor.

The broad ranging effects of globalism will be a common theme explored this fall by several Assembly Series speakers, including social activist and film star Mia Farrow. WUSTL’s annual speaker series has brought a variety of voices to campus since 1953.

WUSTL’s new child-care facility — the Washington University Family Learning Center — will open Tuesday, Sept. 7. The 19,900-square-foot center is located on North Campus and offers care for 156 children from the ages of 6 weeks to 6 years. The center serves the children of faculty, staff and students.

Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton leads the procession into Convocation Aug. 26 in the Athletic Complex. Convocation marks the annual WUSTL welcome to all new students and their families and is the only time the Class of 2014 will be together as a group until its Commencement. Following Convocation, all in attendance were invited to join the chancellor’s procession to Brookings Quadrangle for entertainment and Ted Drewes frozen custard.

Young athletes are especially vulnerable to concussions because their brains are still developing. A team of concussion experts, led by a Washington University sports medicine specialist, recommends that no athlete be allowed back into competition the day of injury. It may be weeks or even months before it’s safe to go back on the playing field.