Institute of Medicine recognition goes to Gordon, Holtzman
Jeffrey I. Gordon, M.D., and David M. Holtzman, M.D., have been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Grant to test strategies to eliminate cancer disparities
Disadvantaged and minority populations are more likely to be diagnosed with and die from cancer than other groups in the United States. A five-year, $8.6 million grant to Washington University will explore how improved information and referral systems can help eliminate these disparities.
Law school intersession offers intensive study opportunities
The School of Law will hold intersession courses Jan. 5-9, 2009, allowing upper-level students to take a one-unit short course in a subject that enriches their curriculum.
Washington University to host Missouri Music Teachers Association competitions Nov. 6 to 9
Eight faculty from the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences will present a showcase recital in conjunction with the Missouri Music Teachers Association’s (MMTA) annual instrumental and vocal competitive auditions. The annual competition — hosted this year by the Department of Music — will take place Nov. 6 to 9 in the department’s 560 Music Center. The faculty concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8.
Olympia Dukakis brings Rose to Edison Theatre
Courtesy photoOlympia DukakisLegendary actress Olympia Dukakis, the Academy Award-winning star of Moonstruck and Steel Magnolias, will present a concert reading of Rose, her hit one-woman Broadway show, as part of the Edison Theatre OVATIONS Series. Written by celebrated playwright Martin Sherman, the drama centers on an 80-year-old Holocaust survivor whose epic story spans the history of the 20th century.
Groundbreaking set for state-of-the-art research facilities in energy and environmental engineering
A groundbreaking ceremony for a new building devoted to state-of-the-art teaching and research in energy and environmental engineering at Washington University’s School of Engineering & Applied Science will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008, on the parking lot adjacent to Whitaker Hall, near the corner of Skinker Boulevard and Forest Park Parkway. The building, which will be named in honor of Stephen F. and Camilla T. Brauer, will be east of and adjoining to Whitaker Hall, home of the biomedical engineering department.
World Diabetes Day events at the School of Medicine
World Diabetes Day, the global awareness campaign for diabetes, will be celebrated on Nov. 14, 2008. The International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization introduced the campaign in 1991 in response to the alarming rise in diabetes prevalence. The date marks the birthday of Frederick Banting who, along with Charles Best, conducted pioneering research that led to the discovery of insulin in 1922.
Moderate use averts failure of type 2 diabetes drugs in animal model
Drugs widely used to treat type 2 diabetes may be more likely to keep working if they are used in moderation, researchers at the School of Medicine have found in a study using an animal model. The drugs, sulfonylureas, help type 2 diabetics make more insulin, improving control of blood sugar levels. But in most patients the effects of sulfonylureas are lost after several years of use, causing insulin secretion to shut down.
Physics graduate student receives prestigious P.E.O. Scholar Award
Allyson Gibson, a doctoral student in physics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has received a prestigious P.E.O. Scholar Award for the 2008-09 academic year. She was one of 85 recipients selected from more than 640 applicants from the United States and Canada. The $15,000 merit-based award is given to women who are either pursuing a doctoral-level degree or engaged in postgraduate study or research who show potential to make significant contributions to their fields of study.
Winners announced in St. Francis de Sales architectural competition
Rendering of renovated children’s theater.A team of six graduate and undergraduate architecture students — led by graduate teaching assistant Ellen Leuenberger and including Denny Burke, Alexander Harner, Michael Heller, Rachel Kerr and June Kim — has won the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts’ Community Service Competition. The competition, which includes a $300 cash prize, centered on an abandoned 8,000-square-foot children’s theater located on the campus of St. Francis de Sales church, 2653 Ohio Ave. (63118), popularly known as “the Cathedral of South St. Louis.”