On the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorists attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, more than 400 gathered in Edison Theatre for “Ten Years Later,” a program of reflection, music and speeches about what the legacy of 9/11 means for this generation of college students.
Nominate School of Medicine faculty for the 2011 Samuel R. Goldstein Leadership Awards in Medical Student Education. The deadline for nominations is 5 p.m., Oct. 7.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s “Ponzi scheme” charge and Florida Sen. Mark Rubio’s assertion that Social Security is unsustainable recycle baseless attacks that go back as far as the 1930s, says Merton C. Bernstein, LLB, a nationally recognized expert on Social Security. “These are attempts to muster political support by appealing to long-held prejudices to satisfy those who never accepted Social Security,” Bernstein says. “To use them as guides to public policy would undermine our country’s most successful family protection program.”
The estimates of the population without health insurance in the U.S. remained unchanged in 2010, as compared to 2009, reflecting the counteracting effects of not only the sluggish economic recovery but also the preliminary benefits of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), says Timothy McBride, PhD, leading health economist and associate dean of public health at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.
Frustration, friendship, struggle, joy, anguish and love are among the emotions explored by some of Japan’s most talented young actresses as the Young Starlets in Japanese Cinema film festival debuts at Washington University in St. Louis Sept. 24 through Nov. 5. Among the films being shown is Kamikaze Girls, the 2004 film from director Nakashima Tetsuya.
The John C. Danforth Center on Religion & Politics at Washington University in St. Louis has announced its Fall 2011 lecture schedule. Wide-ranging topics include challenges in a post 9/11 world; how American Christians learned to talk about homosexuality; how religion divides and unites; and politics in the pews.
The Administrative Law Section of the American Bar Association (ABA) recently named Ronald Levin, JD, the William R. Orthwein Distinguished Professor of Law at Washington University in St. Louis, the 2011 Volunteer of the Year. Levin has served as the section’s chair and as the ABA’s adviser to the drafting committee to revise the Model State Administrative Procedure Act.
The women’s soccer team won the WUSTL Classic over the weekend with victories over DePauw University 3-2 and and Rhodes College 1-0. The shutout against Rhodes was the third shutout of the season for coach Jim Conlon’s team. Updates also included on football, volleyball and men’s soccer.
Julie Margenthaler’s practice centers on treating young women with breast cancer, who are more likely to be African-American and to have aggressive disease. “These women are empowered, and they bring a great energy to my practice,” Margenthaler, MD, says. “Yes, there are times when they are frightened — you have to face your mortality when you get a breast cancer diagnosis — but they also have an incredible optimism.”
Washington University in St. Louis students will have the opportunity to meet with more than 85 potential employers during the Fall Internship & Job Career Fair from 3-7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, in the Athletic Complex Recreational Gym.
