Type 2 diabetic patients needed for study of blood fat, heart health
A School of Medicine clinical study is investigating the link between blood fat and heart health in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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Baseball defeats Westminster, 5-0, to give Lessmann 1,300th win
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Washington University and Cinema St. Louis to present Third Annual Children’s Film Symposium April 20 and 21
Courtesy photo*Jestem (I Am)*Washington University’s Center for the Humanities and Program in Film & Media Studies will host their Third Annual Children’s Film Symposium Friday and Saturday, April 20 and 21. Presented in conjunction with Cinema St. Louis, the event will feature screenings of three children’s films — Greyfriars Bobby, The Black Cauldron and Jestem (I Am) — as well as talks by historian Stephen Watts and filmmaker Sandy Tung.
Save a Life
Photo by Joe AngelesNirmal Choradia, a sophomore biomedical engineering major in the School of Engineering & Applied Science, takes the driver’s seat in the Save a Life drunk driving simulator April 2 in Mallinckrodt Student Center.
‘Being in the middle of things’
Photo by David KilperRosemary Gliedt helps keep the Skandalaris Center moving forward
WUSTL’s Bouchet Society chapter inducts three inaugural members
The University has been selected to become a chapter member of the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society. Two graduate students and a post-doctoral research associate became the first inductees into the WUSTL chapter.
American Indian Awareness Week begins today
An American Indian Pow Wow, a presentation on American Indian mascots in sports and a traditional food tasting are among the highlights of the University’s American Indian Awareness Week April 9-14.
David Holtzman honored for Alzheimer’s research
David M. Holtzman, M.D., is the co-recipient of the MetLife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer’s Disease.
Cancer recurrence can be hard for patients to face
Cancer recurrence is a hard subject to face. In fact, the return of cancer can be more frightening than the initial diagnosis, says Teresa DeShields, a psychologist at the Siteman Cancer Center. This difficult topic is being discussed more among cancer patients and their physicians since the recent revelation of cancer recurrence in Elizabeth Edwards, wife of presidential hopeful John Edwards.
Washington University’s Eliot Trio in concert April 22
David Kilper/WUSTL Photo ServicesEliot TrioWashington University’s Eliot Trio will perform piano trios by Franz Joseph Haydn, Camille Saint-Saëns and Johannes Brahms at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 22, in Whitaker Hall. The Eliot Trio consists of pianist Seth Carlin, professor of music; violinist David Halen, concertmaster for the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; and Daniel Lee, principal cellist for the symphony orchestra.