A moment of fellowship
Photo by Mary ButkusAdrienne Davis, J.D., laughs with John Drobak, J.D., the George Alexander Madill Professor of Law, during a reception celebrating her installation as the William M. Van Cleve Professor of Law Nov. 11.
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Architecture graduate student wins design prizes
Alison M. Lang, a master’s candidate in architecture from the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, was part of a team that recently took two prizes in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Second Annual Green Building Design Competition.
Xia becomes first McKelvey Professor
Younan Xia, Ph.D., professor of biomedical engineering, was installed as the inaugural James M. McKelvey Professor in the School of Engineering and Applied Science in a Sept. 2 ceremony in Whitaker Hall.
WUSTL program in national spotlight
Washington University is in the spotlight for its pivotal role in the Genomics Education Partnership, a collaborative effort to provide research experience in genomics to undergraduate classrooms across the country.
Board names Brauer chair
The Board of Trustees named Stephen F. Brauer chair of the board, effective July 1, 2009, and elected six new trustees, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton announced at the board’s winter meeting Dec. 5.
Brain cooling prevents cell death in mice exposed to anesthesia
New research suggests cooling the brain may prevent the death of nerve cells that has been observed in infant mice exposed to anesthesia.
Elizabeth Barry, first-year student in Arts & Sciences, dies at 19
Elizabeth K. Barry, a first-year student in Arts & Sciences, died Dec. 8 in her room in Rubelmann House residence hall on the Danforth Campus. Barry, of Homewood, Ill., was 19.
Other ailments can affect survival of head and neck cancer
Inaccurate statistics undermine physicians’ ability to give patients a true prognosis, which prevents patients from deciding how best to spend their future time.
Danforth Foundation donates $10 million for neurodegenerative research
The Danforth Foundation has granted the Hope Center for Neurological Disorders at the School of Medicine a $10 million endowed gift for research.
Manary named Roberson Professor of Pediatrics
Mark J. Manary, M.D., has been named the Helene B. Roberson Professor of Pediatrics at the School of Medicine.