Outstanding achievement
Photo by Kevin LowderThe Outstanding TRIO Achiever Award, recognizing a senior who has excelled in leadership, scholarship and community service, was given to Felecia Webb.
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Smile! You’re on Mary camera
Photo by Kevin LowderA May 12 reception at Harbison House honored the 62 employees who have reached 25 years of service to the University.
Arts & Sciences to recognize 5 distinguished alumni
They are Alan Bender, Barbara Levy Landes, Sanford Loewentheil, Kate Hilliker Murashige and Jill Evans Petzall; John Berg will receive the Dean’s Medal.
Older men sought for exercise study
Older men having difficulty with daily activities are encouraged to participate in a School of Medicine study involving testosterone and exercise.
University to host ‘Foundation for Innovation’ symposium
Washington University in St. Louis will host a symposium May 30-31 to bring together people interested in developing new enterprises in Missouri based on research discoveries.
Study indicates restraint in federal regulator’s budget and staffing
WarrenSpending by federal regulatory agencies is scheduled to decline when adjusted for inflation according to “Moderating Regulatory Growth: An Analysis of the U.S. Budget for Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007,” this year’s edition of the annual report on regulatory spending and staffing by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy at Washington University in St. Louis.
Sugar required for healthy brain development
ZebrafishTo learn more about how glucose affects human development, Washington University researchers have developed the first vertebrate model of the role of glucose in embryonic brain development. The model is made up of zebrafish. Their transparent embryos develop similarly to humans, except that they grow outside of the mother’s body, where development can be more easily observed. The model provides the foundation for and insight into the roles of nutrition and genetics in human birth defects.
Engineers want smooth slide for cochlear implantees
Robert Morley & Ed Richter investigated static electricity buildup from sliding down a plastic slide, which can temporarily silence the world to cochlear implantees.
First-ever social entrepreneurship competition announces winners tonight
On May 10 at 5:30 p.m., at Washington University — Hilltop Campus, Simon Hall, May Auditorium, the winners of the first-ever Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition will be named. More than $100,000 is available to winners in different categories.
Medical School, hospital join effort to reduce hospital-acquired infections
Infectious disease experts at the School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital will participate in a new multicenter research network dedicated to assessing, treating and preventing hospital-acquired infections.