Nine years of helping needy with Give Thanks Give Back
Photo by Jerry Naunheim Jr.Now in its ninth year, Washington University’s Give Thanks Give Back campaign again will help make the holiday season brighter for needy St. Louis area families.
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Campus Watch
The following incidents were reported to University Police Sept. 30-Oct. 5. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. Sept. 30 10:46 a.m. — A […]
Transcending bigotry through art, friendship
Photo by Mary ButkusA dialogue between alumni Michael Adams (left) and Gyo Obata drew a standing room-only crowd to Steinberg Hall Oct. 2. Their talk, titled “Remembering the Internment,” focused on the friendship between their famous fathers, the photographer Ansel Adams and the painter Chiura Obata, pictured above in the black and white photograph.
Sleep loss linked to increase in Alzheimer’s plaques
Chronic sleep deprivation in mice makes Alzheimer’s brain plaques appear earlier and more often, School of Medicine researchers found.
Children’s Discovery Institute announces four new pediatric research awards
The Children’s Discovery Institute has awarded nearly $2.5 million in grants to four researchers seeking to advance child health.
Division of Hospitalist Medicine marks 10th year at medical school
The Department of Medicine’s Division of Hospitalist Medicine is celebrating its 10th year this fall.
Carlson heads new hospitalist medicine division in pediatrics
The Department of Pediatrics has created a Division of Hospitalist Medicine, naming Douglas Carlson, M.D., as its director.
Exploring diversity
Photo by Robert Boston”My Right Self: Transgender Considerations” exhibit is on display at the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center at the School of Medicine until Oct. 9.
Forecast for discovered exoplanet: cloudy with a chance of pebbles
Intrigued by the discovery last February of Corot-7b, a rocky exoplanet, WUSTL scientists set out to investigate its atmosphere the only way so-far possible: by simulation.
Chess meets ‘Chance’ at WUSTL Oct. 14
Marcel Duchamp was among the most influential artists of the 20th century. He was also a dedicated chess player who saw strong correlations between his art and the game. On Oct. 14 the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum and the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis will present “Playing with Chance: Duchamp, Chess and Roulette,” a gallery talk and exhibition match combining the ultimate game of strategy with the ultimate game of chance.