Feeding the community
Photo by Joe AngelesSenior Joey Korein (left) and junior Vidya Santosh harvest basil plants in the community garden just east of Alumni House.
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Cultural, political issues take center stage in Performing Art Department’s 2008-09 season
Interdisciplinary cooperation is at the heart of the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences’ 2008-09 season, which will explore connections between theater and contemporary cultural and political issues.
Rising to the sky
Courtesy PhotoThe frame of the BJC Institute of Health at Washington University continues to rise and expand across the two-acre construction site.
Physics graduate student receives prestigious P.E.O. Scholar Award
Allyson Gibson, a doctoral student in physics in Arts & Sciences, 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 […]
Nerve injuries in military personnel focus of new School of Medicine Web site
Military physicians treating solders with nerve injuries to their arms and legs will soon be guided by a multimedia Web site under development by plastic and nerve reconstructive surgeons at the School of Medicine. “In combat, injuries to extremities resulting in peripheral nerve damage are becoming more common,” said Ida Fox, M.D., assistant professor in […]
Debate media credential deadline is Aug. 15
The deadline to register for media credentials for the 2008 vice presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis is Aug. 15. On-site credentialing will not be available. Please go to the Commission on Presidential Debates Web site — debates.org — to register for credentials. Media can also go to debates.org for Washington University’s rate card, which includes information on ordering everything from satellite truck parking and TV affiliate workspace to a seat in the Media Filing Center and Wi-Fi Internet connection.
$3 million project will study one-sided hearing and cochlear implants
image courtesy of Advanced BionicsCochlear implantJill B. Firszt, a cochlear-implant specialist at the School of Medicine, was working on her doctoral dissertation when she met with a 47-year-old patient who been deaf in one ear since childhood. The patient was scheduled to get a cochlear implant in her deaf ear because she recently had a tumor operation that destroyed the hearing in her good ear. Firszt knew there wasn’t enough pertinent information to predict how well the woman would hear with the implant. That experience inspired Firszt to propose an in-depth study, now funded by the NIH, of one-sided hearing.
Gene variants linked to metabolic syndrome and HDL cholesterol levels
School of Medicine nutrition researchers have identified five common genetic variations that increase the risk of metabolic syndrome.
International and Area Studies office moves
The International and Area Studies Program in Arts & Sciences moved its offices to McMillan Hall from the first floor of Stix International House Aug. 4. The program promotes international education for students and faculty both here and abroad. It includes Overseas Programs, the international and area studies major and the freshman International Leadership Program […]
Appell named associate dean for clinical affairs
Annette Appell, J.D., professor of law, is the inaugural associate dean for clinical affairs at the School of Law. In her new position, she will oversee the school’s clinical programs, externships and related programs and courses. Appell also will work to create additional live client clinics at the law school and to integrate, to the […]