Healthy men and women show little difference in their
hearts, except for small electrocardiographic disparities. But new
genetic differences found by Washington University in St. Louis
researchers in hearts with disease could ultimately lead to personalized
treatment of various heart ailments.
Up to six staff members will be chosen to travel to Santiago, Chile, in June for the second annual Global Diversity and Overseas Seminars Program. Applications are due by noon Feb. 4.
Julie Kennedy, a senior publications editor in the Office of Public Affairs, shares this first-person account of her experience traveling to Paris. Kennedy was one of six employees selected to study abroad in an initiative to boost diversity on campus.
In anticipation of the
upcoming Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) at Washington
University April 5-7, the Gephardt Institute for Public Service is
offering funds for students, faculty, and staff interesting in creating
programming and events related to the five CGI U focus areas. Beginning Feb. 1, WUSTL groups and
individuals may apply for grants to cover program expenses such as
rentals, marketing, supplies, refreshments and speaker honoraria.
Faculty and graduate students with an interest in labor, households, health care, law and
social welfare are invited to take part in a series of Monday brown-bag
luncheon seminars to be held biweekly on the Danforth Campus at
Washington University in St. Louis beginning Monday, Feb. 4. In its 17th year, the Work, Families and Public
Policy series features one-hour presentations on research interests of
faculty from local and national universities. Presentations will be from noon-1 p.m. in Seigle Hall, Room 348.
Barbara A. Schaal, PhD, became dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis on Jan. 1. Schaal, left, chats with Rafia Zafar, PhD, professor of English, of African and African-American studies, and of American culture studies and associate dean for diversity and inclusiveness, and Kimberly Curtis, PhD, assistant dean for graduate student affairs in Arts & Sciences, during a Jan. 16 welcome reception in Schaal’s honor.
Todd H. Wasserman, MD, professor emeritus of radiation oncology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, after a prolonged illness. He was 66. An obituary will appear in an upcoming issue of the Record.
Estrogen levels drop dramatically in menopause, a time when the risk of urinary tract infections increases significantly. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
have found new evidence in mice that the two phenomena are connected by
more than just timing.
William H. Danforth, WUSTL chancellor emeritus and chairman of the board of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, received the prestigious 2012 St. Louis Award for outstanding leadership and commitment to the region.
