Recipients of the annual James M. Holobaugh Honor were recognized at a reception Feb. 10 in Holmes Lounge. The honor recognizes individuals and organizations that live and lead with integrity, engage diverse communities on issues relevant to LGBT community at WUSTL and throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area.
A series of forums and poster sessions was held throughout the university in January and February promoting the Strategic Plan for Sustainable Operations.
Missouri lawmakers should give serious consideration to a proposed bill requiring medical examinations for high school athletes who suffer a head injury, according to recent testimony by WUSTL sports medicine expert Mark E. Halstead, M.D.
Parents of young children with asthma often recognize signs that their child is about to have an asthma attack but delay home treatment until the attack occurs, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found.
As Iran celebrates the 31st anniversary of its Islamic revolution, Fatemeh Keshavarz, Ph.D., professor of Persian language and literature and a native of Iran, suggests that the Feb. 11 anniversary offers yet another example of how Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad skillfully manipulates the Western media into providing unwitting support for his campaign to stifle the nation’s opposition movement. Her commentary appears online at Counter Punch.
A memorial service for M. Kenton King, M.D., dean of the School of Medicine for nearly 25 years, will be held at 4 p.m. March 15 in the King Center on the seventh floor of the Bernard Becker Medical Library.
With the vast amount of health information available online, it can be difficult to know what resources are credible. School of Medicine librarians have created a way to change that.
Fifteen faculty from the School of Medicine were honored Feb. 10 at the 2010 Distinguished Faculty Awards ceremony at the Eric P. Newman Education Center.
Marketing students at Olin Business School are gearing up for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games with a series of events to educate, entertain and raise funds for an adventure camp sponsored by Variety the Children’s Charity of St. Louis. The kick-off event for “OLINpics” begins at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, in the Knight Center on the Danforth Campus.
