During winter break, 19 students and two alumnae from the Program in Physical Therapy at the School of Medicine traveled throughout Guatemala to help patients who otherwise might not receive physical therapy and other health care. Shown is student Leslie Wallace receiving a kiss from a grateful Guatemalan woman.
Duncan Avenue is scheduled to be closed in segments March 3 to May 5 for sewer work. The closures will begin west of Sarah Street, just east of the @4240 building.
This spring, the Supreme Court will consider whether
freedom of religious expression applies to for-profit businesses, as
well as individuals, in Hobby Lobby’s challenge to the Affordable Care
Act’s contraception mandate. Elizabeth Sepper, JD, associate professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis, says that discrimination based on a person’s religious or sexual preferences is a serious harm to society.
Washington University will test its emergency siren systems at 11 a.m. Monday, March 3, and again at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6. The tests will take place unless there is the potential for severe weather or some other emergency is occurring at those times.
A study led by researchers at the School of Medicine suggests a procedure called hip resurfacing may be a better option than total hip replacement for some patients, particularly those who are young and active.
Washington University in St. Louis students joined Bon Appétit staff in preparing maple syrup and other locally collected foods for brunch this month at Ibby’s Bistro, all for their class with biology senior lecturer Stan Braude, PhD. The students tapped Danforth Campus maple trees and collected berries on the South 40 and acorns in nearby Forest Park.
Chronic kidney disease sufferers are more likely to die of heart disease than kidney problems. However, it hasn’t been clear how kidney disease causes heart disease or what could be done to stop it. But a new study at the School of Medicine led by Keith A. Hruska, MD, has pinpointed the cause of a kidney-related syndrome linked to heart disease and found how to neutralize a protein that spurs heart disease.
Business student Marc Bernstein and architecture student Miriam Alexandroff, both juniors, won the top prize in this year’s Olin Sustainability Case Competition. The question was: Can WUSTL strengthen the local economy and limit its carbon footprint by sourcing more locally grown food, while still providing nutritionally balanced and diverse food options?
Charlie Robin, director of Edison Theatre, recommends the dancer-athletes of Diavolo. Diavolo is performing at the Touhill Center this Friday, Feb. 28, and Saturday, March 1.
Neuroscientist Richard Davidson, PhD, a leading expert on the impact of practices such as meditation on the brain, will give the annual Witherspoon Lecture on Religion and Science. The Assembly Series address, “Change your Brain by Transforming your Mind,” will be at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, in Graham Chapel.
