Sing-along and concerts round out the year
The Department of Music in Arts & Sciences will conclude its fall season with a series of concerts Dec. 8-14.
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Asthma Center established through $7.7 million grant
The Asthma and Allergic Diseases Cooperative Research Center will fund research focused on how the immune system contributes to asthma.
Women with rare breast conditions need follow-up surgical biopsies
New School of Medicine research shows that physicians can’t assume that women with rare, benign breast conditions are cancer-free.
‘Scientific American’ honors 3 Alzheimer’s disease researchers
The School of Medicine researchers have been named to the 2006 Scientific American 50.
Anti-inflammatory boosts liver damage in mice with mutant gene
School of Medicine researchers found that a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug administered at typically nontoxic doses significantly increased liver damage in mice with a mutant human gene.
Top notch
Photo by Robert BostonMarc J. Bernstein, M.D. (left), instructor in clinical medicine, receives the Stanley Lang Lecturer of the Year award from Wale Adeniran, president of the School of Medicine Class of 2009.
University addresses ways to ease Highway 40 woes
WUSTL continues to analyze various strategies to lessen the impact of the Interstate 64/Highway 40 reconstruction project on students, employees and patients.
Marshall Scholarship goes to Arts & Sciences senior
Jeffrey Marlow is among the 43 young Americans to receive a 2007 Marshall Scholarship, which provides full support for two or three years of study at any British university toward a second bachelor’s degree or an advanced degree. Marlow, a senior in earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences, is WUSTL’s first Marshall Scholar since 1993.
Himadri Pakrasi named the Freiberg Professor
Himadri B. Pakrasi , Ph.D., has been named the George William and Irene Koechig Freiberg Professor of Biology in Arts & Sciences. An installation will occur during the 2007-08 academic year.
Cheaper ethanol one step closer
A new study of plant cell walls offers promise for more efficient ethanol production with less waste. Erik E. Nielsen, Ph.D., adjunct professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, and his team make discoveries in a lightly researched area.