Spoken word piece calls attention to hepatitis B

A spoken word piece on hepatitis B created by a WUSTL medical student and a recent graduate is part of a national education campaign by the national Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association.

Chen receives Microsoft fellowship

Yixin Chen, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science and engineering, is one of five faculty nationwide to receive a 2007 Microsoft Research New Faculty Fellowship. The fellowship is one of the most prestigious awards for young computer scientists, and Chen is the first WUSTL researcher to receive the award.

Klein named president of Randolph College

Executive Vice Chancellor for Administration John E. Klein has been named the ninth president of Randolph College in Lynchburg, Va. Klein begins his term in August.

Young scientists program

Photo by Robert BostonSt. Louis Public Schools students are participating in the Young Scientist Program designed to attract students from disadvantaged backgrounds into scientific careers.

Bridge-building is what’s most important, Keshavarz tells U.N.

Speaking before a recent United Nation’s General Assembly on “Civilizations and the Challenge for Peace: Obstacles and Opportunities,” Washington University’s Fatemeh Keshavarz told global diplomats that academic communities have a special duty to help dispel the cultural misunderstandings that so often fuel clashes between nations.