Increasing tumors’ radiation sensitivity moves closer to reality
School of Medicine researchers have uncovered new information that leads them closer to making tumors more sensitive to the killing power of radiation.
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Molecular Imaging Center gets $10 million renewal grant
The Washington University Molecular Imaging Center has received a five-year, $10 million grant from the National Cancer Institute.
Award-winning faculty
Photo by Robert BostonSchool of Medicine students honored their teachers Nov. 8 at the annual Distinguished Service Teaching Awards.
Kemp to lead $11 million Gates Foundation grant
James S. Kemp, M.D., will co-lead a campaign to prevent infant death due to unsafe sleep practices with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Introducing new faculty members
Jeff Gill, Ph.D.,
Caitlin Kelleher, Ph.D.,
Peter Schmelz, Ph.D.,
Roya Beheshti Zavareh, Ph.D.
Kumon mathematics fills gap in education system
Parents of school-aged children might consider giving their children an enduring holiday gift this year: enrollment in a supplemental mathematics program. Dan Kimura, Ph.D., senior professor of computer science and engineering, opened St. Louis’ first Kumon center in 1984 in large part because of his disappointment in the math education his sons were getting.
Wu cited for ‘very best’ Chinese language course
Fengtao Wu, a senior lecturer in Chinese in Arts & Sciences, offers one of the nation’s “very best” university courses in Chinese, according to a recent College Board Advanced Placement World Languages Best Practices Course Study.
Obituary: Blumenthal, 94
Herman T. Blumenthal, Ph.D., M.D., research professor of gerontology in psychology in Arts & Sciences, died Nov. 5. He was 94.
Looking to trim out obesity
Photo by Robert BostonDenise Wilfley studies the whole range of problems with eating — from anorexia nervosa to obesity from childhood throughout life.
Volleyball team wins ninth national title
The WUSTL volleyball team defeated the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 3-2, to win the NCAA Div. III Championship in Bloomington, Ill., Nov. 17. The title is the team’s NCAA-best ninth and its first since the 2003 season.