Many food plants contain cyanogenic glycosides that can release cyanide when the food is eaten. What's more, a greater proportion of food plants than plants in general are cyanogenic. WUSTL researcher Kenneth M. Olsen, PhD, offers an explanation of this toxic puzzle. FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/20916.aspx

Paul Landgraf (left) of WUSTL environmental health and safety reviews maps outlining campus fire lanes with officials from the University City Fire Department. Each year, fire departments from Clayton and University City come to the Danforth Campus to test the accessibility of campus roadways. FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/20958.aspx

A largely unexplored world of viruses makes its home in the lower intestine, and new research at the School of Medicine suggests that each of us harbors a unique collection of these “friendly” viruses. The research is published in the journal Nature. FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/20930.aspx

Ashley Pearson, a graduate architecture student in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, miters lumber to length for a new shade pavilion in University City’s Heman Park. The pavilion is the centerpiece of a summer design/build class led by Carl Safe, professor of architecture. FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/20962.aspx

The Brown School has received a five-year, $2 million Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development award. The grant will fund research led by Patricia Kohl, PhD, to test the Pathways Triple P parent-training program in the high-risk child welfare population. FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/20957.aspx

Two doctoral students have received Fulbright-Hays grants to conduct research abroad in the 2010-2011 academic year. FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/20944.aspx

John C. Georgian, who taught mechanical engineering at WUSTL for 60 years, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010, in St. Louis after a brief illness. He was 97. FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/20935.aspx

• Noon, Friday, July 30. Energy Awareness Committee Brown Bag Lunch: "Population, Politics & the Environment." The Danforth Campus Energy Awareness Committee will host a brown bag lunch viewing Dean Richard Smith’s famous “last” lecture, “Population, Politics & the Environment.” Brauer Hall, Rm. 3015. RSVP at 935-8592.

• Asphalt work on Brookings Drive. New asphalt surface and curb line work on Brookings Drive is underway and scheduled to be completed by Aug. 9.
• School of Medicine school supply drive. The annual school supply drive to benefit Adams Elementary School in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood is underway and runs through Aug. 11.

• Volleyball team recognized The volleyball team has received the American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award.