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Assessing cardiovascular risk for HIV patients

WUSTL researchers and colleagues reported that the risk for heart attack is 70 percent to 80 percent higher among people with HIV compared to those who do not have HIV.

Prenatt’s a people person

Photo by David KilperAnn B. Prenatt, vice chancellor for human resources, leads a talented team that often works “behind the scenes” to respond to and support the needs of the University and its employees.

Stem cells may boost heart disease treatment

Mouse embryonic stem cells can work to build the heart, potentially moving medical science a step closer to new heart-disease treatments that use human stem cells, School of Medicine research shows.

Football team starts season strong, 2-0

Senior quarterback Buck Smith connected on 19 of 28 passes for a career-high 279 yards and a touchdown as the Bears posted a convincing 45-13 victory over Westminster College Sept. 13. WUSTL piled up a season-high 570 yards of total offense in the victory, with 388 yards coming in the air and 182 yards on […]

Lewis to deliver I-CARES talk on energy supply

The International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES) will host Nathan Lewis, Ph.D., as an I-CARES Distinguished Speaker at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23. Lewis will present a lecture titled “Where in the World Will Our Energy Come From?”

Have an opinion about politics? Enter this contest

Students are invited to show their creativity in this election season by entering the Make it Clear multimedia competition, a collaboration between the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Vice Presidential Debate Programming Committee.

International programs seek volunteers

The Office for International Students and Scholars is seeking volunteers to participate in a pair of community-connected programs that promote international friendships and further cross-cultural awareness.

A healing mission

Courtesy PhotoJosh VanRiper, president of the Program in Physical Therapy’s Class of 2010, performs physical therapy on a young boy during a recent trip to the Dominican Republic by six students in the Program in Physical Therapy.

Bringing in the best

Photo by Whitney CurtisLuis H. Zayas, Ph.D., the Shanti K. Khinduka Distinguished Professor of Social Work and professor of psychiatry, speaks during the Diversity Council Faculty Recruitment Practices workshop Sept. 5 at the Women’s Building Formal Lounge.