The School of Medicine’s 10th Annual Art Show is accepting submissions from students, faculty and staff. The art show will be held in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center atrium from Jan. 21 through Feb. 21.
The Friday, Dec. 6, meeting of the Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees focused on the challenges and opportunities for the School of Medicine, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. The board also elected a new trustee, WUSTL alumnus Richard P. Mattione, PhD (pictured).
Greg Sibbel, a third-year graduate student at Washington University in St. Louis, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, from Ewing’s sarcoma. He had turned 26 the day before.
The planned free vehicle inspections scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 7, have been canceled due to the weather. Washington University Police Department and Parking Services, in partnership with Hartmann’s Towing, had planned to offer an inspection service for WUSTL students, faculty and staff from noon-2:30 p.m. Dec. 7 in Millbrook Garage. But travelers instead can schedule a free vehicle check at Hartmann’s.
Washington University in St. Louis is among the 10 newest university partners in Say Yes to Education, the national nonprofit group that helps organize and galvanize entire cities around making higher education accessible and affordable for the children in their communities.
Stressbuster volunteers provide free backrubs to students, faculty and staff. The next Stressbusters event is the Stress-Free Zone, 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at Olin Library. Volunteer Delia Chassaing says massage helps reduce stress, muscle tension and anxiety.
In search of better cancer treatments, Xiaowei Wang, PhD, and his colleagues at the School of Medicine have designed synthetic molecules that combine the advantages of two experimental RNA therapies.
The World Health Organization has released new guidelines for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition, based in large part on research at the School of Medicine. Shown is the school’s Mark Manary, MD, whose research helped spur the changes.
Research on poverty led by Washington University in St. Louis’ Mark R. Rank, PhD, was cited by President Barack Obama in a landmark speech on economic mobility that laid out an agenda for the remainder of his presidency.
