Libraries’ Scharff receives music group award

Mark Scharff, music cataloger at Washington University’s Gaylord Music Library, is the recipient of the Music Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) Users Group’s 2018 Distinguished Service Award.

Fail Better with Grace Egbo

Facebook tells its team to “move fast and break things.” Washington University computer science student Grace Egbo did just that, crashing the company’s internal site during her summer internship.

Chancellor’s Concert March 2

The Washington University Choirs, Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra will join forces March 2 for the 2018 Chancellor’s Concert — the university’s largest musical event of the year.

Stappenbeck elected to Association of American Physicians

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Thaddeus Stappenbeck, MD, PhD, the Conan Professor of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been elected to the Association of American Physicians in recognition of his work advancing biomedical science, medicine or health through innovative research.

Pierce memorial service planned March 12

A memorial service in honor of John A. (Jack) Pierce, MD, emeritus professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, will be held at 5 p.m. Monday, March 12, in Moore Auditorium on the Medical Campus. To attend, RSVP by March 5. Pierce died in November at age 92.

Developing enabling technology for emerging gene therapies

For years, researchers have attempted to harness the full potential of gene therapy, a technique that inserts genes into a patient’s cells to treat cancer and other diseases. However, inserting engineered DNA molecules into cells is difficult. A team of engineers at Washington University in St. Louis has developed a new method that could make the process easier.

Emergency communication system to be tested March 6

Washington University in St. Louis will test its emergency communication system, WashUAlerts, at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 6. The test will take place unless there is the potential for severe weather that day or an emergency is occurring at that time.