Julio E. Pérez, MD, professor of medicine, has received multiple honors this year for excellence in teaching. The American College of Cardiology, the American Society of Echocardiography and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis each have recognized Pérez as a gifted educator and mentor in the field of cardiology.
The Supreme Court today struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and rejected a challenge to a lower court ruling that invalidated California’s ban on same-sex marriage, known as Proposition 8. Gregory Magarian, JD, constitutional law expert and professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis, says that the immediate effects of these decisions for same-sex couples will be profound. “The demise of DOMA means that the federal government must treat same-sex couples, legally married under state laws, just like opposite-sex married couples for purposes of federal benefits, tax status, etc,” he says. “The nullification of Proposition 8 appears to make marriage available to same-sex couples in the nation’s largest state, under a prior marriage law that Proposition 8 had purported to invalidate.”
F. Sessions Cole, MD, the Park J. White, MD, Professor
and vice chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Washington University
School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been elected to the March of Dimes
National Board of Trustees.
Washington University in St. Louis is one of eight Association of American Universities (AAU) member campuses selected to serve as project sites for the association’s five-year initiative to improve the quality of undergraduate education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields at its member institutions, AAU officials announced today.
The Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County v. Holder
effectively kills the most successful weapon our nation has ever
produced against racial discrimination in voting, says constitutional
and election law expert Gregory Magarian, JD, professor of law at
Washington University in St. Louis. He says the Court’s decision reflects a victory
for two big ideas: state power, at the expense of racial justice; and
judicial power, at the expense of democracy.
Each year, about 431 million adults worldwide are
victims of cybercrime, costing $388 billion based on time and monetary
loss. The problem is so severe that President Barack Obama recently
said, “cyber threat is one of the most serious economic and national
security challenges we face as a nation.” To address this growing
need, the Washington University in St. Louis School of Engineering &
Applied Science, partnering with WUSTL’s Olin Business School, is
launching a master’s degree in cyber security management in Fall 2013 to
provide area professionals and full-time students with the skills
needed to prepare for and stop cyber attacks in their workplace.
A study of older adults has found that combining antidepressants with cognitive behavioral therapy appears to be effective as a treatment for anxiety. Pictured is Eric J. Lenze, MD, professor of psychiatry, discussing therapy options with Diana Simpson.
Thomas H. Steinberg, MD, associate professor of medicine, died Sunday, June 16, 2013, in St. Louis of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
Now that the Next Generation Science Standards have been developed and released, the real work begins: Helping states implement the standards. WUSTL’s Institute for School Partnership, under the leadership of Victoria L. May, assistant dean of Arts & Sciences and executive director, is taking an active role in helping with that implementation – especially in its home state of Missouri.
Lucy Mayer Lopata, a longtime friend of Washington University in St. Louis
and a leading local philanthropist, died Friday, May 24, 2013, in St. Louis.
She was 98. Throughout her life, she demonstrated extraordinary
generosity that was built on a foundation of dedication to all
humankind.
