Sports update Sept. 17: Men’s soccer picks up two shutouts
The No. 18-ranked men’s soccer team improved to 4-0-1 on the season by earning a pair of shutout wins last week.
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Lee Liberman memorial service Sept. 20
A memorial service for Lee M. Liberman, life trustee and former chair of Washington University’s Board of Trustees, will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, in Graham Chapel. Liberman died Aug. 31, 2012, in St. Louis. He was 91.
Researchers identify mechanism that leads to diabetes, blindness
The rare disorder Wolfram syndrome is caused by mutations in a single gene, but its effects on the body are far reaching. Now, researchers report that they have identified a mechanism that affects both insulin-secreting cells and neurons. The finding will aid in the understanding of Wolfram syndrome and also may be important in the treatment of milder forms of diabetes and other disorders.
In lung cancer, smokers have 10 times more genetic damage than never-smokers
Lung cancer patients with a history of smoking have ten times more genetic mutations in their tumors than those with the disease who have never smoked, according to Richard K. Wilson, PhD, and his colleagues at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
McDonnell Academy welcomes 16 new scholars from across the world
The McDonnell International Scholars Academy at Washington University in St. Louis welcomed 16 new graduate and professional students from 11 partner institutions worldwide for the 2012-13 academic year. Admitted into the McDonnell Academy for the first time in 2012 were two scholars from the United States.
WUSTL United Way campaign kicks off
Thanks in part to the support of the United Way, the St. Louis Area Foodbank distributed 25 million pounds of food to those in need in the bi-state region last year. The WUSTL community can help the United Way support organizations like the Foodbank by contributing to the 2012 United Way campaign, which began Sept. 6.
Bus tour promoting nation’s fiscal responsibility comes to campus
David M. Walker, former U.S. comptroller general, will bring his “$10 Million a Minute Tour” promoting fiscal responsibility to the Danforth Campus Tuesday, Sept. 18. Walker, CEO of the Comeback America Initiative, is leading a national monthlong bus tour to bring attention to the economic and fiscal challenges facing the United States.
Using cognitive science to improve STEM teaching is conference focus, Sept. 27-28
Bubbling over with fun
Hana Kumar, 2, chases bubbles during the Family Learning Center’s second anniversary celebration Sept. 7 at the university’s Family Learning Center on North Campus. The celebration featured face-painting, bubbles, popsicles, wagon rides and other fun activities for parents and children.
New photo ID laws may impact key elections, hurt minority voter turnout
