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Washington University Guatemala Initiative

This past summer, a group of students from Washington University in St. Louis traveled to Guatemala to repair medical equipment at the nation’s largest public hospital. The trip was part of the Washington University Guatemala Initiative, supported by the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement.

Medicine & Health

Schizophrenia symptoms linked to features of brain’s anatomy

Using advanced brain imaging, researchers have matched certain behavioral symptoms of schizophrenia to features of the brain’s anatomy. The findings, from a research team led by the School of Medicine’s C. Robert Cloninger, MD, PhD, (shown) and Igor Zwir, PhD, could be a step toward improving diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia.

Kozel named NIH clinical research scholar

Beth Kozel, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of pediatrics in the Division of Genetics and Genomic Medicine at the School of Medicine, has been named a 2015 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Lasker Clinical Research Scholar.

Siteman fund grants $2.7 million for unique approaches to fighting cancer

Three scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Siteman Cancer Center each will receive $900,000 in funding – $2.7 million total – over two years for their innovative approaches to fighting leukemia and other types of cancer.

Campus & Community

Obituary: Robert Iversen, 39, third-year law student

Robert J. Iversen, a third-year student in the School of Law at Washington University in St. Louis, died recently. Iversen was 39. An accomplished and involved law student, Iversen was expected to earn a juris doctoris in May 2016.

Campus & Community

The View From Here 10.12.15

Images captured in and around the Washington University campuses. For captions, click on the “i” in the upper left corner.

Campus & Community

Kevin Herbert memorial lecture Oct. 23

The Department of Classics in Arts & Sciences will host a memorial for Kevin Herbert, professor emeritus of classics, at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, in the Ballroom of Washington University’s 560 Music Center.

Medicine & Health

White named James P. Keating, MD, Professor of Pediatrics

Andrew J. White, MD, director of the Division of Pediatric Rheumatology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named the James P. Keating, MD, Professor of Pediatrics. White also directs the pediatric residency program at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

Wrightons honored by Provident for dedication to St. Louis region

Washington University in St. Louis Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and his wife, Risa Zwerling Wrighton, will receive the inaugural “Spirit of Provident Award” early next year from the nonprofit agency Provident, which offers counseling, crisis intervention and community outreach.

Campus & Community

Three brothers, one campus

As a high school student in Connecticut, Sean Clarke had no idea where he would attend college. He only knew where not to go – Washington University in St. Louis. But after visiting campus, Sean decided to join his brothers, junior Matt Smith and senior Julian Clarke.