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Aging program seeks adult research volunteers
Adults of all ages are being invited to become volunteer participants in research conducted by faculty and students connected with the Aging and Development Program of the Department of Psychology in Arts & Sciences. Some of the studies deal with practical problems, others with basic abilities such as thinking, memory and perception. Current projects range […]
Tackling tough issues
As a bioethics expert, Rebecca S. Dresser, J.D., the Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law and professor of ethics in medicine, asks a lot of questions. Questions such as: Is it ethical to destroy a human embryo in order to make its stem cells available for research? Is killing a human embryo like killing a […]
Drugs may dissolve lung cancer in nonsmokers
Using Human Genome Project data, University scientists have identified genetic mutations linked to lung cancer in nonsmokers.
Gene linked to alcoholism and depression
A study, published in the journal Human Molecular Genetics, is the first to identify a specific gene associated with both.
Lowell named to homeland security position
He will be responsible for integrating the department’s medical capabilities to strengthen preparedness and response efforts.
Study seeks women who have had 2 or more first-trimester miscarriages
Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either the drug Metformin or an inactive pill twice a day.
Dinh, who worked on Patriot Act, to talk Sept. 22
Viet D. Dinh, professor of law and director of the Asian Law and Policy Studies Program at Georgetown University, will speak about “Liberty and the Rule of Law After September 11th” for the Assembly Series Sept. 22. The talk, which is part of the School of Law’s “Access to Justice” Public Interest Law Speakers Series, […]
Literary historian to speak for Writing Program
Literary historian Harold Love, the visiting Fannie Hurst Professor of Creative Literature in Washington University’s Department of English in Arts & Sciences for Fall 2004, will speak on Print and Voice at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23.
‘Teaching Jazz’ institute supported by NEH grant
The institute’s goal will be to “offer teachers new and engaging ways to teach popular music as a humanities subject,” Gerald Early says.