Interrupting nerve signals halts disorders in mice
School of Medicine researchers think altering vagal nerve activity could provide a novel approach for treating diabetes and high blood pressure in humans.
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Vive le Tango!
Photo by Robert BostonSchool of Medicine researchers found that patients with Parkinson’s disease improve their balance and walking by learning the tango.
Students argue before Chief Justice Roberts
Photo by Mary ButkusThe four finalists in the School of Law’s Wiley Rutledge Moot Court Competition experienced what most lawyers only dream of — arguing before John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States. “To be able to argue in front of one of the sharpest legal minds in the country was an experience I will never forget,” said Samir Kaushik, a second-year law student who argued the case along with fellow second-year law student Renee Waters during the Feb. 6 competition in Anheuser-Busch Hall.
Law school ‘Access to Justice’ speaker series continues Feb. 21
The New York Times’ Supreme Court correspondent and a member of the Lumbee Indian Tribe of North Carolina are part of the spring lineup.
‘Collective Practice’ topic of Lindsey’s talk for Architecture Lecture Series
His research long has focused on applying digital tools to design and construction practice. In 1992, his work in digital-aided manufacturing was cited by Engineering News Record as one of the year’s 10 most significant contributions to the construction industry.
Orwell’s ‘1984’ comes to life through The Actors’ Gang at Edison Theatre
The experimental Los Angeles troupe led by artistic director and Academy Award-winner Tim Robbins will present a new stage adaptation of Orwell’s dystopic classic Feb. 16-17.
Lunchtime lecture
Photo by Joe AngelesMichael Frachetti, Ph.D., assistant professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences, speaks on “Decoding Eurasian Nomadic Networks:Integrating Social and Scientific Approaches” at the lunch session of the Metropolitan St. Louis Grants Conference Jan. 10 in Whitaker Hall.
Science academy names nine faculty as fellows
The 150-year-old mission of the Academy of Science of St. Louis is to “foster the advancement of science and encouragement of public interest in and understanding of the sciences.”
Poetic construction
Photo by Kevin LowderBruce Lindsey (right), dean of the College of Architecture and Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, leads a group of students in a Renga building workshop Jan. 27-28 in Givens Hall.
Junior Srikanth named diver of the year
The men’s and women’s basketball teams each win two league games over the weekend.