Embryonic pancreatic tissue controls type I diabetes in rats
School of Medicine investigators’ work is directed toward developing a new treatment for type I diabetes mellitus, also known as juvenile diabetes.
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Nominate co-workers for Dean’s Distinguished Service Award
Nominations for the highest honor awarded to a medical staff member must be received by Oct. 31.
Center for Materials Innovation launched
The CMI will enable collaborators from across the University to make advances in materials research, eventually touching many aspects of daily life.
Avant-garde comic book artists to lecture Sept. 27
The Gallery of Art will host “An Evening With Comic Artists Charles Burns and Gary Panter” at 7 p.m. Sept. 27 in Steinberg Auditorium. The lecture is free and open to the public and is organized in conjunction with the St. Louis Comic Art Show, a one-day event held downtown at the City Museum, 701 […]
Writer, publisher C.D. Wright to read Oct. 2
Writer, publisher and acclaimed poet C.D. Wright — “one of America’s oddest, best and most appealing poets” according to Publisher’s Weekly — will read from her work at 8 p.m. Oct. 2 in Hurst Lounge (Duncker Hall, Room 201) as part of the Fall Reading Series. Wright is the author of 10 volumes of poetry, […]
Whyte to discuss work of Bruno Taut
Distinguished scholar Iain Boyd Whyte, professor of architectural history at the University of Edinburgh and a senior visiting program officer for the Getty Grant Program, will speak on “Expressionist Architecture” at 7 p.m. Oct. 2 for the Gallery of Art. The lecture is free and open to the public and will take place in Steinberg […]
A jaw-some discovery: Earliest modern human fossils in Europe found in bear cave
Photo by David KilperErik Trinkaus displays a human jawbone found in a Romanian bear hibernation cave.A research team co-directed by Erik Trinkaus has dated a human jawbone from a Romanian bear hibernation cave to between 34,000-36,000 years ago.
Assembly Series
Prolific author and social critic Barbara Ehrenreich will give the Olin Fellows Conference Lecture at 11 a.m. Oct. 1 in Graham Chapel as part of the Assembly Series. The Olin Fellows Conference theme is “Walking the Poverty Line.” The lecture is free and open to the public; however, seating may be limited. Concerned and curious […]
Sept. 26 Calendar
University Events lists a portion of the activities taking place at Washington Univesrity Sept. 28 – Oct. 9. Visit the Web for expanded calendars for the Hilltop Campus (calendar.wustl.edu) and the School of Medicine (medschool.wustl.edu/calendars.html). Exhibits History of Adult Education at Washington University, 1854-2004. Through May 31. January Hall, Rm. 20. 935-4806. Chinese Ceramics Today. […]
Beating cancer: Information on other ailments can help fight it
Scientists believe that recording comorbidities will provide more comprehensive profiles of patients and improve cancer research.