Women’s self-defense class offered
The free course, beginning Jan. 27, is a comprehensive course for women that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and avoidance while progressing on to the basics of hands-on defense training.
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Kevin J. Black, M.D., associate professor of psychiatry, has received a five-year, $1,999,873 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health for research titled “Dopaminergic Effects on Cortical Function in Tourette’s.” …
John W. Olney, M.D., the John P. Feighner Professor of Psychiatry, has received a five-year, $1,901,876 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse for research titled “Developmental Brain Damage by Drugs of Abuse.”…
Herbert W. Virgin, M.D., professor of pathology and immunology, has received a five-year, $1,693,102 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for research titled “Norovirus Infection of Dendritic Cells and Macrophages.”…
John P. Atkinson, M.D., the Samuel Grant Professor of Medicine, has received a five-year, $1,635,875 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for research titled “CD46: Protecting the Host from Complement Attack.”
Architecture students build Grand Center plaza
Photo by Kevin LowderCarl Safe (center) helps students cut the ribbon at the Grand Center plaza dedication.Ten architecture majors from the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts designed and built a public plaza for visual art in Grand Center that was dedicated Dec. 15. The project, begun last fall, teamed the students with Grand Center Inc., a non-profit organization that develops district arts initiatives and real estate, and the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts.
A unifying presence
Photo by David KilperCarmon Colangelo brings together various disciplines in Sam Fox School
WUSTL athletics finishes strong
The University ranked second in the nation in the 2006-07 U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup Division III Fall Standings, according to the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.
Washington University Chamber Orchestra in concert Jan. 22
The Washington University Chamber Orchestra will present a free public concert at 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22. The program will include music of George Frideric Handel, Camille Saint-Saens, Samuel Barber and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
WUSTL sets 2007-08 tuition, fees, room and board
Undergraduate tuition at Washington University in St. Louis will cost $34,500 for the 2007-08 academic year — a $1,700 (5.2 percent) increase over the 2006-07 current academic year tuition of $32,800. The required student activity fee will total $345, and the student health fee will be $679. The announcement was made by Barbara A. Feiner, vice chancellor for finance. Room-and-board charges for 2007-08 will be $11,632, an increase of $456 (4.1 percent) over the current year’s charges of $11,176 for the full meal plan and newer student housing.
Big Read Program to promote reading for pleasure
Modeled on successful “city read” programs, The Big Read is a national program designed to encourage literary reading by helping communities come together to read and discuss a single book.
Abundance of common microbes in the gut may contribute to obesity
School of Medicine researchers have found that our gut microbes are biomarkers, mediators and potential therapeutic targets in the war against obesity.
Pneumonia vaccines prevent many infections, reduce complications
There are currently two pneumonia vaccines available to the public — one for children, and one for adults. The bacteria responsible for pneumonia can be deadly, and the vaccines can prevent many infections. Streptococcus pneumoniae causes 500,000 cases of pneumonia and 40,000 deaths per year, making it the leading cause of infectious disease mortality among adults.