New research from David Gutmann, MD, PhD, may help doctors determine which medical issues are likely to manifest in patients with the inherited cancer syndrome neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). The findings indicate that varying mutations in the NF1 gene may lead to different clinical outcomes.
Denver-based artist, architect, businessman, designer and philanthropist Ralph J. Nagel is among seven alumni to be honored March 31 as part of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts annual Awards for Distinction dinner.
Active Transportation Month, the annual promotion of alternative means of commuting, begins with a kickoff at 11 a.m. Friday, April 1, outside the Danforth University Center. Events will take place throughout the next month.
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the AIA Office of Diversity and Inclusion have selected the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts’ Alberti Program: Architecture for Young People as the 2016 honoree of the AIA Diversity Recognition Program.
One year after the launch of “Gun Violence: A Public Health Crisis,” members of the university community will gather April 5 to focus on “Research, Reflection and Responses.” The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 4-7 p.m. in the Emerson Auditorium at Knight Hall on the Danforth Campus.
Videos of the Feb. 25 presentations by students, faculty and staff during Washington University’s Day of Discovery & Dialogue – 2016: A Focus on Inclusion are now available for viewing.
The 33rd annual Brown School Distinguished Alumni Awards were presented in the Clark-Fox Forum of Hillman Hall. Six awardees were honored for their exceptional commitments to the fields of social work and public health.
Harvey Fields, assistant director for academic programs at Cornerstone, the Center for Advanced Learning, has been named assistant dean for student success. The position is a new one that will advance the university’s commitment to better serve low-income and first-generation students.
