Obituary: Joseph
Harold J. Joseph died Thursday, Aug. 18, 2005, of cerebral hemorrhage at Missouri Baptist Medical Center.
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Of note
Michael C. Ogilvie, Ph.D.,
Richard H. Rochberg, Ph.D.,
Pratim Biswas, Ph.D.,
Patrick Crowley, Ph.D.,
and more…
Volunteers sought for first days of class
The Office of Student Activities and Student Union are looking for volunteers to help new students find their way to classes.
Elbow grease
Photo by Mary Butkus175 law students participated in a variety of service projects at seven sites throughout St. Louis Aug. 19.
Blasingame announces alumni & development promotions
William S. Stoll has been named associate vice chancellor for development, and Pamella A. Henson and Jonathan F. Schwartz have been promoted to assistant vice chancellors. The promotions were announced by David T. Blasingame, executive vice chancellor for alumni & development programs.
Brain activity in youth may presage Alzheimer’s pathology
Image courtesy of Benjamin Shannon, John Cirrito, and Robert Brendza Washington University in St. LouisBrain regions active during default mental tates in young adults reveal remarkable correlation with those regions showing Alzheimer’s disease pathology.Researchers who used five different medical imaging techniques to study the brain activity of 764 people, including those with Alzheimer’s disease, those on the brink of dementia, and healthy individuals, have found that the areas of the brain that young, healthy people use when daydreaming are the same areas that fail in people who have Alzheimer’s disease. Findings suggest Alzheimer’s may be due to abnormalities in regions of the brain that are active when people are musing, daydreaming, or thinking to themselves.
Many options for vision correction have more patients seeing clearly
From laser surgery to simple eyeglasses, people of all ages now have a variety of vision correction choices available to them. WUSM ophthalmologist Michael Conners discusses today’s treatment options in the following St. Louis Post-Dispatch article.
New service offered to subscribe to Assembly Series email updates
To members of the campus community: The Assembly Series offers a service that will allow individuals to receive timely reminders of upcoming lectures, via email. Should you wish to subscribe to this service, please follow the instructions, below. If you have any questions, please email Kurt Mueller (kurt_mueller@wustl.edu) or call 935-5285. INSTRUCTIONS: 1) Go to […]
Closed-chest procedures gain in popularity among heart patients
Gabriel B. Tait/P-DDoctors are using stents to manage heart disease without opening the chest.The number of open-heart surgery patients is declining for several reasons. Better drugs and healthier lifestyle choices are keeping many people out of the operating room, but even those who do require surgery are frequently opting for less invasive procedures these days. Read more in the following St. Louis Post-Dispatch article.
Play ball! LaRussa first up to bat for the Assembly Series fall 2005 season
LaRussaThe Washington University Assembly Series will have an unorthodox start to its fall schedule with a talk by Cardinals’ manager, Tony La Russa at 11 a.m. Sept. 7 in Graham Chapel. The rest of the series features speakers on a wide range of topics including politics, economics, writing, history, religion, medicine, literature, evolution, space exploration, social justice and the Holocaust.