Washington University students Katie Caul (left) and Christy Marx both benefitted from the Children’s Miracle Network as kids. Today, they help lead the annual Dance Marathon, a 12-hour party that features themed dance hours, performances, games, free food and visits from Miracle kids. This year’s event takes place beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, in the Danforth University Center.
St. Louis Symphony trombonist Jonathan Reycraft will join the Washington University Wind Ensemble Nov. 20 for a free concert in the E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall. Presented as part of the symphony’s Community Partnership program, the performance will feature music of Bert Appermont, Steven Bryant, Robert Jager and Darius Milhaud.
A novel program at the School of
Medicine suggests that peer trainers who coach parents over
the phone on managing their children’s asthma can sharply reduce the
number of days the kids experience symptoms. The program also
dramatically decreased ER visits and hospitalizations among low-income
children with Medicaid insurance.
A bubble volcano? A bubble roller coaster? A bubble cannon and bubble trumpet? In “Bubble Trouble,” Jeff Boyer takes bubble art and bubble science to illogical extremes — sculpting, juggling and building with the most ephemeral, effervescent material imaginable.
One of Washington University’s own received special acknowledgement from the St. Louis Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. In a ceremony held Nov. 13, David Blasingame, executive vice chancellor for Alumni & Development Programs, was given the association’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedication and long-running success.
Herman Eisen, MD, head of the Department of Molecular Microbiology at Washington University School of Medicine from 1961-73, died Nov. 2, 2014. He was 96.
In school-age children previously diagnosed with depression as preschoolers, a key brain region involved in emotion is smaller than in their peers who were not depressed, scientists at the School of Medicine have shown.
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a lawsuit targeting federal subsidies designed to help millions of Americans afford health insurance. The case is dubious on its merits, says Timothy D. McBride,
PhD, professor at Washington University in St. Louis’ Brown School and
a noted health economist, citing legal precedent as reason for allowing the subsidies to continue.
Before delivering the keynote address at Washington University in St. Louis’ Founders Day celebration Nov. 8, prolific author and journalist Thomas L. Friedman visited with students on the Danforth Campus. Friedman, the popular columnist for The New York Times known for his sophisticated analysis of complex issues facing the world, engaged students in a lively discussion.
Comedian Kenan Thompson, who got his start as a teenager on the popular Nickelodeon show “All That,” invited a packed crowd in Graham Chapel — many of whom grew up with the show — to sing along to the “All That” theme song. Thompson is currently a cast member of “Saturday Night Live” and also talked about life backstage at Studio 8H during his Nov. 6 appearance on the Washington University campus.
