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Campus & Community

Washington People: Rod Barnett

Rod Barnett in St. Louis
Rod Barnett, professor and chair of the Master of Landscape Architecture in the Sam Fox School’s Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design at Washington University in St. Louis, discusses St. Louis, emergence theory and the role of the landscape architect today.
Medicine & Health

New center emphasizes student teamwork​

To further the goal of improving patient safety and quality in health care, three institutions — the Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College, St. Louis College of Pharmacy and Washington University School of Medicine — have created the Center for Interprofessional Education (CIPE) at Washington University Medical Center.

WashU Expert: Navigating Cyber Week

​​Millions of consumers are expected to make online purchases during Cyber Week. How can they find the best deals? Selin A. Malkoc, PhD, associate professor of marketing at Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, provides some advice and answers.​

New shuttle routes begin Nov. 30

Now that most roadwork at Washington University Medical Center has been completed, the shuttle buses have been rerouted and renamed to accommodate employees. The new routes will begin Nov. 30. The buses now will be identified with a name instead of by a color.
Medicine & Health

Study shows increase in infant deaths attributed to crib bumpers​

Baby in crib
A new study shows that the number of infant deaths and injuries attributed to crib bumpers has spiked significantly in recent years, prompting the researchers to call for a nationwide ban on the bedding accessory. The findings indicate that in the majority of incidents studied, crib bumpers were the sole cause of harm, rebutting beliefs that other items also in the cribs caused the deaths and injuries.
Medicine & Health

$6.5 million to fund research, treatment of developmental disabilities

Researchers at the School of Medicine have received a five-year, $6.5 million grant to study the physiological underpinnings of developmental disabilities in children and to use the findings to search for novel ways to improve such children’s lives. The grant renews funding for the university’s Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC), which is directed by John N. Constantino, MD (left) and Bradley L. Schlaggar, MD, PhD.
Campus & Community

One school, 16 languages: How Washington University helped boost scores at St. Louis’ most diverse school​​​

11.10.2015--Dr. Karessa Morrow, Principal, at Oak Hill Elementary School.Photo by Joe Angeles/WUSTL Photos
Cindy Brantmeier, PhD, chair of the Department of Education in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis and principal investigator in the Language Research Laboratory, provides free professional development to teachers at St. Louis Public School District’s Oak Hill Elementary, where half of all students are learning English. The results are amazing: After posting some of the region’s lowest test scores in language arts, Oak Hill students increased their school’s score by 20 points and it is now fully accredited.