Academy of Science of St. Louis honors WUSM researchers
Four researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are being honored as outstanding scientists by the Academy of Science of St. Louis.
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Doctor wins NIH prize for ideas to restore vision
A Washington University retina specialist is one of 10 U.S. scientists selected by the National Eye Institute for an innovative project to improve or restore vision. The winning proposal from vitreoretinal surgery fellow Rajesh C. Rao, MD, was chosen from nearly 500 entries. Rao was the youngest winner in the national competition.
New Stamps scholarship to benefit freshmen, fund ‘out-of-classroom’ experience
The new Stamps Leadership Scholarship will award the full cost of undergraduate attendance to an average of five incoming freshmen each year. This unique program also includes an enrichment fund of $10,000 per student to be used over four years to pay for outside-the-classroom educational experiences such as study abroad, research or unpaid internships.
Pope’s resignation due to ill health unprecedented, but not cause for concern, says Catholic studies scholar
While it is not unprecedented for a pope to resign from his position, it is unprecedented for a pope to resign for health reasons — as Pope Benedict XVI plans to do at the end of the month — says a leading historian of religion at Washington University in St. Louis. Daniel M. Bornstein, PhD, the Stella Koetter Darrow Professor in Catholic Studies at Washington University in St. Louis, says that Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation stands out as different from previous ones, but not simply because of his medical reasons. “Previous resignations either resulted from or led to grave crises in leadership. I do not see either of those as a concern in this case,”
Bornstein says.
Law struggling to catch up with use of drone technology, says privacy expert
Charlottesville, Va. recently became the first town
in the U.S. to pass an anti-drone resolution, calling for a restriction
on the use of the unmanned surveillance vehicles. “For drones, I
think the problem is that they do have some legitimate law enforcement
purposes, but they raise massive problems of invasion of privacy and
government surveillance that we need to think through before we deploy
drones in vast numbers in our skies,” says Neil Richards, professor of
law at Washington University in St. Louis.
Alonzo King LINES Ballet Feb. 22-23
Alonzo King cuts a unique figure in the contemporary dance world — an African-American choreographer creating original works within the traditions and structures of classical ballet. On Feb. 22 and 23, King and his acclaimed touring company, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, will return to Washington University for two shows presented as part of the Edison Ovations Theatre.
Washington People: Kathy Ryan
Kathy Ryan, program coordinator in the School of Medicine’s Career Counseling Office, helps students navigate the long, arduous and high-stakes process of national residency matching.
Global Tea event highlights Global Certificate Program
A “Global Tea” event was held Jan. 31 in Danforth University Center as an opportunity for undergraduate students to learn about the new Global Certificate offered by the university. Event organizers obtained donations of tea from international students returning to St. Louis after winter break.
Insights From Ghana: Day 2
This week, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton travels to Ghana to meet with officials from the University of Ghana and sign official papers making the university the 28th partner — and the first in Africa — in the McDonnell International Scholars Academy.
Students to get firsthand look at Israeli entrepreneurship boom
Washington University in St. Louis’ Olin Business
School, in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in
Herzliya, Israel, and Onward Israel, is launching an Israel Summer
Business Academy, aimed at providing students an opportunity to
learn firsthand about business in Israel, one of the most vibrant hubs
of entrepreneurship in the world.