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Shopping for gift cards? Don’t overthink it

When it comes to holiday gift-giving, we all know it’s the thought that counts. But there is such a thing as giving it too much thought, at least when it comes to picking out a gift card, according to Robyn LeBoeuf, PhD, associate professor of marketing in the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis.

Medicine & Health

Plax honored for work with The SPOT

Katie Plax, MD, a professor of pediatrics at the School of Medicine, has received the Dr. Corinne Walentik Leadership in Health Award from the Missouri Foundation for Health. The award, in its second year, was created to honor the late Dr. Walentik’s commitment to serving vulnerable populations.

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Alzheimer’s research awarded $30 million

Two major Alzheimer’s disease studies at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received federal funding totaling $30 million over the next five years.

Campus & Community

Zhang receives CAREER Award from National Science Foundation

Fuzhong Zhang, PhD, assistant professor of energy, environmental and chemical engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, will study these systems with a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The five-year, $605,000 award is for his project titled “Synthetic Regulatory Systems for Dynamic Metabolic Pathways.”

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Obituary: Richard Dammkoehler, 79, engineering professor emeritus

Richard A. Dammkoehler, professor emeritus of computer science in the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Washington University in St. Louis, died Friday, Nov. 7, 2014. He held appointments at the university for more than 40 years.

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$25 million gift from James and Elizabeth McDonnell endows The Genome Institute

Longtime philanthropists and civic leaders James and Elizabeth McDonnell have pledged $25 million to endow The Genome Institute at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The gift will fund innovative research to understand the genetic origins of diseases ranging from cancer and diabetes to autism and Alzheimer’s disease, with the aim of developing more effective diagnosis and treatment for patients.

Students to study at Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome

Two Washington University in St. Louis students majoring in classics in Arts & Sciences will get to spend time next year studying at the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome.

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Medical students honor faculty, house staff

As a show of their appreciation for exemplary service in medical education, Washington University School of Medicine students recently presented the school’s faculty and house staff with the annual Distinguished Service Teaching Awards. The awards were for the 2013-14 school year.

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Online coin and currency research tool to be established at Washington University

Washington University in St. Louis and the Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society (EPNNES) have announced plans to create the Newman Numismatic Portal, an online research tool that will become the ultimate go-to resource for the study of coins and currency. A commitment of $2 million from EPNNES will support the project.

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Hepatitis C ruled out as cause of mental impairment in HIV patients

Secondary infection with hepatitis C does not cause the memory loss, personality changes and other mental impairments seen in patients with long-term HIV infections, a new study shows. Pictured is first author David Clifford, MD, of the School of Medicine.