UnanueImmunology researchers from across the United States and as far away as Sweden are coming to the School of Medicine to discuss some of the latest scientific insights into the immune system. The general public is welcome to attend.The symposium, “Immunology at the Horizon of the New Millennium,” is being held in honor of Emil Unanue, M.D., the Paul and Ellen Lacy Professor of Pathology. Unanue served as head of the Department of Pathology and Immunology for 21 years, stepping down last summer.
“A Temple of Texts” by William H. Gass, Ph.D., the David May Distinguished University Professor Emeritus in the Humanities in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, is the 2007 winner of the $30,000 Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism in Memory of Newton Arvin. The Capote Award, the largest annual cash prize for literary criticism in the English language, is administered for the Truman Capote Estate by the Iowa Writers’ Workshop at the University of Iowa.
Photo by Kelly PahlTyler Merchant talks with Noel Tate, who is recovering after heart surgery.Tyler Merchant said he has known since kindergarten that he wanted to be a doctor. And except for two recent days of doubt when he was struggling with a class, the Washington University junior has not changed his mind. What got Merchant through those days of doubt and solidified his decision to become a doctor was spending time with patients at Barnes-Jewish Hospital through the Health-Care Advocacy Program offered by the School of Medicine’s Office of Diversity Programs.
Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin dies April 23 at the age of 76. James V. Wertsch, Ph.D., the Marshall S. Snow Professor in Arts & Sciences and expert on Russia’s transition from the Soviet to post-Soviet era, says that Yeltsin will be remembered for his important role in Russian history.
WUSTL engineers have developed a unique photocatlytic cell that splits water to produce hydrogen and oxygen in water using sunlight and the power of a nanostructured catalyst. The technique will be demonstrated at a poster session May 6, 2007, at the International Symposium on Energy and Environment, held at the University.
Scientists have linked a protein to regulation of the body’s use of the sugar glucose. In the process, they illustrated the protein’s potential as a target for new drugs to treat diabetes and obesity.
Washington University in St. Louis, one of many universities receiving inquiries from the Office of Attorney General of the State of New York concerning student lending practices — as well as an inquiry from the Missouri Office of Attorney General — has agreed with both the Missouri and New York Attorneys General to adopt a code of conduct guiding the University’s relations with private lenders from whom the University’s students and their families seek college financing. The University fully and rapidly cooperated with both investigations, and, as the agreements reached April 23 reflect, it denies that any of its past practices have violated Missouri or New York laws. The agreements with the Missouri and New York Attorneys General do not involve payment of any fines by the University.
*White House Ruin, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, AZ*Ansel Adams (1902-1984) is celebrated as one of the world’s foremost landscape photographers. In May, the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis will present Ansel Adams: Reverence for Life, an exhibition of photographs showcasing works from the personal collections of the Adams family.
*Untitled (Pollock/Titian) #4*Over the last two decades, Andrea Fraser has dramatized the relationship between art and its audiences through a series of performances, videos, and photographs. In May, the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis will present Andrea Fraser, “What do I, as an artist, provide?,” the artist’s first Midwestern solo exhibition. The exhibition will include performance-based videos, photographs, and other works dating from the mid-1980s to the present.
Courtesy photoTrout Fishing in AmericaTrout Fishing in America — the long-standing musical partnership between 5’5″ bass player Keith Grimwood and 6’9″ guitarist Ezra Idlet — will bring their infectious blend of folk, pop and family-friendly music to Washington University’s Edison Theatre. The special all-ages matinee will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 5, as part of the ovations! for young people series.