Estrogen can benefit women with metastatic breast cancer
Matthew Ellis, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of medicine, has demonstrated that a surprising therapy can help control metastatic breast cancer.
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Six professors named AAAS fellows
Six Washington University faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
The future of medicine is set in steel
Courtesy PhotoThe BJC Institute of Health at Washington University is on schedule to open in December 2009.
Mann named director of Cardiovascular Division
Douglas L. Mann, M.D., has been named the Tobias and Hortense Lewin Professor and director of the Cardiovascular Division in the Department of Medicine.
Obituary: Miller, assistant prof. of genetics, 64
Raymond D. Miller, Ph.D., research assistant professor in genetics, died Dec. 13, 2008. He was 64. Miller was employed at the medical school from 1982 until his retirement in April 2008. In 2005, he was a member of the International HapMap Consortium, which published a high-density haplotype map of the human genome, a sequel to […]
Inder receives award from Doris Duke Foundation
Terrie E. Inder, M.D., Ph.D., has received a 2008 Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
Free blood glucose screenings offered Jan. 23
Take a few minutes to participate in a free diabetes screening Friday, Jan. 23 at the McDonnell Pediatric Research Building atrium.
Obituary: Wolff, longtime University benefactor, 93
Edith L. Wolff, a longtime donor to the School of Medicine, died Dec. 26, 2008, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital after a brief illness. She was 93. Wolff and her late husband, Alan A. Wolff, directed funds to multiple areas of medical research at the School of Medicine for more than 30 years. Most recently, Edith Wolff […]
African-American writing featured in books edited by Gerald Early
Gerald EarlyThose looking to learn more about president Barack Obama and gain an introduction to African-American writing in the process are advised to check out two new books — “Best African American Fiction: 2009” and “Best African American Essays: 2009.” Edited by Gerald L. Early, Ph.D., the Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters and director of the Center for the Humanities in Arts & Sciences, the two volumes are the first in the “Best of…” series to exclusively showcase African-American writing. They include writing by and about Obama.
On the Riverfront: St. Louis and the Gateway Arch on view Jan. 30 to March 9
First Stage Competition entry, 1947The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial — popularly known as the St. Louis Gateway Arch — is the tallest monument in the United States and an icon of modern architecture, its great steel arc embodying strength, elegance and simplicity. Yet creation of the Arch was anything but simple. This spring the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts will explore that complex history with the exhibition and symposium On the Riverfront: St. Louis and The Gateway Arch. Held in conjunction with Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, On the Riverfront will focus on the people, events and conditions that culminated in the 1947-48 competition from which Eero Saarinen’s design was chosen, as well as the monument’s subsequent construction and its place in American architecture.