Protein may provide new diabetes therapies
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Play ball
Photo by Robert BostonIncoming medical students of the Class of 2009 and their guests watched the Cards beat Arizona at the dean’s annual welcoming party.
The art of medicine
James B. Lowe III, M.D., chief of the Section of Cosmetic Surgery, admits he’s obsessed with detail. “When I’m in the operating room, every millimeter and every second counts,” he says. “It’s so important to be 100 percent focused in the OR. I go into this zone and nothing can distract me.” With every procedure […]
Welcome!
Photo by Joe AngelesNearly 1,400 first-year students from 47 states and 19 countries are on campus to begin their first year of undergraduate studies.
Social work service day
Photo by Kevin LowderDozens of social work students participated in service projects Aug. 27 at a number of sites throughout St. Louis.
Campus Watch
The following incident was reported to University Police. Readers with information that could assist in investigating this incident are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. On Aug. 29, University Police issued the following alert: […]
Notables
Beta Theta Pi,
Amanda Moore McBride, Ph.D,
Margaret S. Sherraden, Ph.D,
Kenneth F. Kelton, Ph.D,
and more…
Simon says…Welcome to WUSTL
A large group of freshmen — 994 to be exact — gathered in the Athletic Complex Aug. 29 in an attempt to set a world record for the largest number of people to play Simon Says. The students, along with the game’s caller, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton (bottom), succeeded in shattering the old record of […]
Acclaimed dancer Alonzo King to present panel discussion Sept. 22; choreography Sept. 23
Marty SohlAlonzo King’s LINES BalletAcclaimed dancer/choreographer Alonzo King, founder and artistic director of Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet in San Francisco, will take part in a public panel discussion on “Understanding Dance as the Language We Embody” at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22. The talk comes as part of a residency sponsored by a grant from the National College Choreography Initiative. The grant will support a variety of workshops and master classes with both King and Arturo Fernandez, ballet master for LINES, Sept. 12-23.
Taiwanese narrative opera group visits campus, Sept. 18-26
Uhan Shii, an award-winning Taiwanese theatre group, will visit campus Sept. 18-26.Uhan Shii, an award-winning Taiwanese theatre group, will visit campus Sept. 18-26 and offer a public performance of the narrative opera “My Journey” at the Saint Louis Art Museum auditorium at 7 p.m. Sept. 23.