Retirees honored at Whittemore House luncheon
Photo by Whitney CurtisTwenty-seven WUSTL retirees, along with the retirees’ family and friends, enjoyed a celebratory luncheon hosted by Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton at Whittemore House Sept. 9.
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Preparations under way for Oct. 2
With the upcoming debate, access to campus, the Athletic Complex and parking all will be affected at various times beginning September 24.
Edison Theatre and University City Public Library to screen The War of the Worlds Sept. 30
Edison Theatre and the University City Public Library will host a free screening of the classic sci-fi film The War of the Worlds (1953) at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30. A panel discussion on the power of the media will immediately follow. Moderator will be Richard Chapman, senior lecturer in screenwriting in Washington University’s Film & Media Studies Program in Arts & Sciences. Both the screening and the discussion are free and open to the public and take place at the University City Public Library, 6701 Delmar Blvd.
Is bacterium renewable source of energy?
A team of researchers headed by biologists at Washington University has sequenced the genome of a unique bacterium that manages two disparate operations — photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation — in one little cell during two distinct cycles daily.
Brittany Perez
Perez“During an election season, students tend to stand up and take action about things they care about. It’s exciting when students get involved in something they believe in, something that is a reflection of their morals and their values.” Perez is working long hours to help disseminate funding for student debate-related projects and working to make sure students are registered to vote. Hometown: Tampa, FL
Katherine L. Lewis
Lewis “Helping tenants who were being evicted because their landlords lost the properties to the foreclosure crisis and working with tenant organizing groups and community organizers was an eye-opening and life-changing experience.” Whether it was the dinnertime conversations about the state of society or the exceptional example set by her parents, something has driven Kate Lewis to politics and community service from an early age. Hometown: Springfield, IL
Old and new therapies combine to tackle atherosclerosis
Image from *What is Atherosclerosis*, courtesy of National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteAtherosclerosis in an arteryFuturistic nanotechnology has been teamed with a decades-old drug to beat atherosclerotic plaques in research conducted at the School of Medicine. The scientists have found that drug-laced nanoparticles plus a statin could stop the growth of tiny blood vessels that feed arterial plaques. Their results suggest that the dual treatment also prevents the vessels from restarting their growth, which could shrink or stabilize plaques.
Fazzari to deliver timely talk on economy for Assembly Series
Steven Fazzari, Ph.D., professor of economics and associate director of the Murray Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy in Arts & Sciences, will discuss the current economic crisis for the Assembly Series Wednesday, Sept. 24.
Ensemble Chaconne to perform music from Shakespeare’s plays Oct. 6
Though no scores are included in his published works, William Shakespeare (1564-1616) frequently employed music in his plays, writing poems for new songs and adopting existing ballads. On Oct. 6 the acclaimed period music trio Ensemble Chaconne, joined by mezzo-soprano Pamela Dellal, will present “Measure for Measure: The Music of Shakespeare’s Plays,” a concert of works associated with the Bard, in the university’s Edison Theatre.
$10 million clinical trial tests new treatment for blood clots in the leg
A $10 million, government-funded, multicenter clinical trial of an aggressive treatment for blood clots in the leg known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT) will be led by researchers at the School of Medicine. Approximately 250,000 U.S. patients are diagnosed with new DVTs every year.