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Common bacteria on verge of becoming antibiotic-resistant superbugs

Antibiotic resistance is poised to spread rapidly around the globe among bacteria frequently implicated in respiratory and urinary infections in hospital settings, according to new research at the School of Medicine.

Sung receives heart disease research grant

Yun Ju Sung, PhD, assistant professor of biostatistics and of psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received a five-year, $718,950 grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research titled “Statistical Methods For Genomic Dissection of Cardiovascular Diseases.”

Campus & Community

Match Day reveals medical students’ next moves

Match Day, when medical students across the country find out where they will head for their residency programs, was March 20. At the School of Medicine, more than 120 students gathered for the delivery of envelopes that contained news of where the soon-to-be graduates had matched. Shown is medical student Justin Krogue and his family.

Campus & Community

The power of storytelling: LeVar Burton to speak April 2 as part of Assembly Series

An entire generation grew up watching the hit PBS show “Reading Rainbow” from 1983-2006, but a new generation of children have vastly different technological skills and habits. Not a problem for LeVar Burton, who has combined the power of storytelling with today’s advancements in technology to boost the “Reading Rainbow” franchise. That will be the subject of his lecture for the Washington University in St. Louis Assembly Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 2, in Graham Chapel on the Danforth Campus.

‘Wiggle’ hitmaker, alum Sean Douglas to speak at music industry career panel March 27

Washington University in St. Louis graduate and “Wiggle” hitmaker Sean Douglas will be among the music industry insiders who will speak at “Making It in the Music Industry: A Panel Discussion with Music Professionals.” The event is at 3 p.m. Friday, March 27, in the Danforth University Center, Room 234.

‘For the Sake of All’ project receives $100,000 gift from Wells Fargo

“For the Sake of All,” the multidisciplinary project begun in 2013 that examined and now aims to improve the health and well-being of African Americans in St. Louis, has received a $100,000 gift from Wells Fargo Advisors. The gift will further the project’s reach into the community by facilitating conversations with, and giving voice to, young people in the region.

Radiation oncology directors named at Siteman

Siteman Cancer Center’s parent institutions have named two new leaders in radiation oncology. Dan Kinzel is executive director of radiation oncology at Washington University School of Medicine. Sharon Endicott is director of radiation oncology for Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

Medicine & Health

Washington People: William Gillanders

William Gillanders, MD, a physician-scientist and avid cyclist, keeps the wheels turning in the race against breast cancer. His career goal is to change treatment paradigms by making breast cancer vaccines a reality for those being treated for the disease.

Sam Fox seniors chosen for illustrators’ exhibition

Three seniors in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis have been chosen for the Society of Illustrators’ 2015 Student Scholarship Competition exhibition.

Business & Entrepreneurship

Legal scholar: Father’s rights movement led to reform in family law

Little is known about how heterosexual men navigated dramatic changes in the legal regulation of families in the 1980s. A new paper by Deborah Dinner, JD, associate professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis, provides the first legal history of the father’s rights movement, analyzing how middle-class white men responded to rising divorce rates by pursuing reform in both family law and welfare policy.