Trustees grant faculty promotions, tenure
At recent Board of Trustees meetings, the following faculty members were promoted with tenure, appointed with tenure or granted tenure.
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Domestic violence risk a growing problem for veterans
With the increased risk of domestic violence in veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder, collaboration is needed to deal with both problems effectively, a University expert in veteran mental health said.
Of note
Gerald L. Andriole, M.D. and H. Henry Lai, M.D.
Ralph G. Dacey Jr., and
Bradley Freeman, M.D.
‘Green Eggs and Jam’ concert
The Washington University a cappella group Greenleafs will hold its annual concert, “Green Eggs and Jam” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 14 and 15, in the Lab Sciences Building. The event marks the group’s 20th anniversary on campus.
Introducing new faculty members
Ram Dixit, Ph.D.,
David Freidel, Ph.D.,
Vitaly Klyachko, Ph.D.,
Matthew W. Kreuter, Ph.D.,
Ryan T. Moore, Ph.D.,
Juan Pantano, Ph.D.,
Vetta L. Sanders Thompson, Ph.D., and
Julia A. Walker, Ph.D.
Construction update
Construction Update is published periodically and provides information about the progress of major building and renovation projects at the University.
What I did this summer
Photo by Ray MarklinThe Third Annual Research Training Symposium and Poster Session featured summer research projects performed by more than 100 junior faculty, fellows, residents and students.
MS patients have higher fluid levels of immune molecule
School of Medicine researchers are studying a protein, TREM-2, that may be an important contributor to the disease.
Making safety a priority
Photo by Jerry Naunheim Jr.Patricia Schelinski, administrative assistant in the Office of Planned Giving, guides those in her office to their emergency assembly point during a West Campus evacuation drill Oct. 28. Schelinski is a member of the West Campus Safety Committee, which partnered with the Office of Environmental Health and Safety to organize the drill.
‘True landmark’ reached in cancer research
For the first time, WUSTL scientists have decoded the complete DNA of a cancer patient and traced her disease to its genetic roots. The pioneering work sets the stage for using a more comprehensive, genome-wide approach to unravel the genetic basis of cancer.