Memorial service for Vietti April 28
A memorial service will be held for Teresa J. Vietti, MD, professor emeritus of pediatrics and of radiology, at 4 p.m. April 28 at Graham Chapel.
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Feminist Gloria Steinem to speak on human trafficking
Although best known as a pioneering feminist, Gloria Steinem always has been a civil rights advocate. Her work now extends to the burgeoning global problem of human trafficking. Steinem will be on campus at noon Monday, April 12, in Graham Chapel speaking on “Sex Trafficking and the New Abolitionists” for the Assembly Series.
Faces of Hope set for Thursday, April 8
Students, faculty, staff and members of the St. Louis community are invited to the third annual “Faces of Hope,” a celebration of civic engagement and community service. The event, hosted by the Gephardt Institute for Public Service, will be held from 4-6 p.m., Thursday, April 8, in the Whitaker Hall atrium and auditorium.
International Court judge Buergenthal speaks April 8
The School of Law’s Tyrrell Williams Lecture will be delivered by His Excellency Thomas Buergenthal, JD, the United States judge on the International Court of Justice in the Hague. The lecture, “The International Judicial System: Its Growing Influence,” will take place at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 8, in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom in Anheuser-Busch Hall.
Imaging sheds light on multiple sclerosis
Seeing inside: This whole-body MRI scanner, designed for clinical and research applications, offers high-resolution imaging of large anatomical areas and eliminates the need for patient repositioning during a scan. Members of the research team include Robert T. Naismith, MD, Anne H. Cross, MD, Sheng-Kwei (Victor) Song, PhD, and Robyn S. Klein, MD, PhD. More than […]
Tweet: Scientists decode songbird’s genome
Nearly all animals make sounds instinctively, but baby songbirds learn to sing in virtually the same way human infants learn to speak: by imitating a parent. Now, an international team of scientists, led by the School of Medicine, has decoded the genome of a songbird — the Australian zebra finch — to reveal intriguing clues about the genetic basis and evolution of vocal learning.
Juan Williams to address America’s capacity to face domestic issues
Fox News political analyst Juan Williams will present “The Capacity of America to Address Its Most Pressing Domestic Issues” for the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government and Public Policy’s annual dinner at 8 p.m. Monday, April 4, in the main dining room of the Charles F. Knight Executive Education Center.
Human trafficking panel April 7 at law school
Leading experts will convene for a discussion panel on “Labor and Migration Effects of Human Trafficking” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom of Anheuser-Busch Hall. The panel, hosted by the Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Work and Social Capital, is co-sponsored by the Law & Culture Initiative and is free and open to the public.
U.S. Energy Secretary Chu to speak at Commencement
U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, PhD, has been selected to give the 2010 Commencement address at Washington University in St. Louis, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. The university’s 149th Commencement will begin at 8:30 a.m. May 21 in Brookings Quadrangle on the Danforth Campus.
Personality may influence brain shrinkage in aging
A team of psychologists at Washington University that include graduate student Jonathan Jackson have found an intriguing possibility that personality and brain aging during the golden years may be linked.