Theodore J. Cicero, PhD, has been honored by the College of Problems of Drug Dependence with the 2010 Nathan B. Eddy Award for his pioneering research efforts in the field of drug addiction, research and treatment.The Eddy Award is presented annually to a scientist who has made outstanding contributions in drug abuse research.
Linda B. Cottler, PhD, will receive the Marian W. Fischman Memorial Lectureship Award at the 72nd annual meeting of the College of Problems of Drug Dependence. The award was established to recognize the contributions of outstanding women scientists in drug abuse research.
Twenty-four research groups have received funding through a joint Clinical and Translational Research Funding Program offered by the Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS) and the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation (BJHF).
The Gateway Festival Orchestra will launch its 47th season of free Sunday-evening concerts July 11 with “Music for the Night,” a program of works on nocturnal themes. The series will then continue July 18 with a concert titled “Bach to Basics: July 25 with “Gotta Dance” and Aug. 1 with “Souvenir of Moscow.”
Coach Roger Follmer has been at the helm of WUSTL men’s tennis for nine seasons, and he and his players continue to pick up honors and accolades. The program is one of the elite in NCAA Divison III because Follmer helps his athletes find the right balance of academic success and athletics.
Adapting Sanov’s theorem resulted in a more efficient variation-finder. A major motivation behind the $3 billion project to decode the human genome was that it would enable scientists to sift through the sequence of letters that make up DNA to find common changes that predispose individuals to common diseases, such as cancer, diabetes or Alzheimer’s. […]
Robert J. Rothbaum, MD, a pediatric gastroenterologist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been appointed the inaugural Centennial Professor of Pediatrics.
Join other Washington University Medical Center employees to celebrate the opening of the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Institute of Health at Washington University School of Medicine from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 18.
The U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representative are working toward a final version of the financial reform bill, which is expected be on the desk of President Barack Obama by July 4. Securities law expert Hillary A. Sale, JD, professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis, says that is coming at a good time for the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Faculty, staff and students who park vehicles on the Danforth Campus must renew their permits for the upcoming 2010-11 academic year. Permits can be renewed online at parking.wustl.edu or at the Parking and Transportation Services office in North Campus. Permits for the 2009-10 academic year expire June 30.
