Inner-city kids needed for asthma study
General asthma rates have been steadily rising, but the most dramatic increases have occurred among urban youth.
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Nobel Prize shared by visiting medical professor Ciechanover
He has been a visiting professor at the University since 1987, spending a portion of each year in the Department of Pediatrics.
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Gordon professor
Photo by Kevin LowderSocial work Dean Edward F. Lawlor talks with Edward S. Macias at Lawlor’s installation as the William E. Gordon Professor.
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University ready for Debate
Joe Angeles / WUSTL PhotoStudent Union President David Ader at Wednesday’s press conference.The Washington University Athletic Complex is continuing its transformation from sports venue to “town hall” for the second presidential debate on, Oct. 8. In the second of a series of media briefings, university administrators and students provided updates on debate preparations, security issues, student-organized events and efforts to mobilize young voters.
Presidential Debate Images
Below are links to image gallery pages that you may browse from the 2004 Presidential Debate at Washington University in St. Louis. Images are available for use by the media and many images may be downloaded in print resolution. Follow the “Image Use Policy” below. Flash Player 7 or higher is required to properly view […]
School of Medicine students available for comment
Please note: These student leader sources are from the 2004 presidential debate, and are not associated with the 2008 vice-presidential debate. Also: Student Leaders at the Debate Available for Interviews Also: Students with Tickets to the Debate Available for Interviews Also: International Students Available for Interviews Katherine Fleming Katherine Fleming is the legislative representative of […]
Nobel Prize awarded to Washington University visiting professor
CiechanoverAaron Ciechanover, M.D., D.Sc., visiting professor of pediatrics at the School of Medicine and Research Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, was selected Oct. 6 to receive the 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Students with Tickets to the Debate
The following students received high numbers (see the “#” column below) in a special presidential debate admission lottery. They will probably attend the event — though we cannot be sure until the very last moment. Admission to the presidential debate is controlled by the Presidential Debate Commission. These students are available for media interviews. Please […]
Researchers identify ‘light meter’ that controls pupil constriction
When bright light shines in the eye, the pupil constricts. In dim light, it dilates. Now investigators at the School of Medicine have demonstrated in chickens that a protein called cryptochrome plays a key role in that reflex.