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April 2014 Edition

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University News

Video: First look inside the business school’s new buildings

Washington University to re-establish sociology department

Murray Weidenbaum, noted economist, professor, and presidential adviser, dies at 87

Research

New drugs for bad bugs

Preventing Alzheimer’s: A groundbreaking study

Understanding rock flow in Earth’s mantle

Features

“On the Thresholds of Space-Making: Shinohara Kazuo and His Legacy” through April 20

Students offer ideas for increasing locally grown food on campus

Washington University is a big player in St. Louis ’ booming central corridor

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Ron Bose, MD, PhD,

assistant professor in the School of Medicine, has authored a paper that was recognized by the Journal of Biological Chemistry as a paper of the year. Bose’s paper describes the combined structure of two proteins that, when bound together, drive the growth of many breast cancers.

Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH,

a disease-prevention expert at Siteman Cancer Center and the School of Medicine, will receive the 2014 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)–American Cancer Society Award. Colditz is an internationally recognized leader in cancer prevention.

John DiPersio, MD, PhD, and Robert Schreiber, PhD,

chief of the Division of Oncology in the School of Medicine and director of the school’s Center for Human Immunology and Immunotherapy Programs, respectively, were honored by the American Association for Cancer Research. DiPersio received the 19th annual Joseph H. Burchenal Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Cancer Research, and Schreiber received the second annual Lloyd J. Old Award in Cancer Immunology.

Tia Drake,

executive director of Graduate Medical Education (GME) at the School of Medicine, was honored with the GME Institutional Coordinator Excellence Award. The award is given by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and recognizes institutional coordinators who play pivotal roles in ensuring the success of sponsored training programs.

Joe Fox, MBA,

associate dean and director of MBA programs at the Olin Business School, has been named president of the MBA Roundtable. The MBA Roundtable facilitates the exchange of information and resources on MBA curricular innovation. More than 170 business schools from around the world are members.

Peter MacKeith, M.Arch.,

associate professor in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, was presented with the insignia of Knight, First Class, of the Order of the Lion of Finland in honor of his work in promoting Finnish architecture and design over the last 25 years and his commitment to strengthening Finnish-American relations.

University News Video: Open for business Knight Hall and Bauer Hall recently opened to students, faculty, and staff. A formal dedication will be held May 2. Join students for their first look inside the Olin Business School’s new Knight Hall and Bauer Hall... more Washington University to re-establish sociology department The College of Arts & Sciences is bringing back its sociology department after a nearly 25-year hiatus... more Murray Weidenbaum, noted economist, professor, presidential adviser, dies at 87 Murray Weidenbaum, PhD, the Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor in Arts & Sciences and honorary chairman of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy, died Thursday, March 20... more

Research New drugs for bad bugs Chemist Timothy Wencewicz has been studying antibiotic resistance since he was a college student. IMAGE: James Byard/WUSTL Photos Arts & Sciences professor Timothy Wencewicz, PhD, is working to develop radically different antibiotics as a way around the recent problem of antibiotic resistance... more Preventing Alzheimer’s: A groundbreaking study School of Medicine professor Randall Bateman, MD, is leading the first clinical trials to test whether new drug treatments can prevent the development of Alzheimer’s... more Understanding rock flow in Earth's mantle Arts & Sciences professor Philip Skemer has won a prestigious award from the National Science Foundation that will support experimental research in geology... more

Features “On the Thresholds of Space-Making: Shinohara Kazuo and His Legacy” through April 20 Shinohara Kazuo, Great room, House in White, Suginami Ward, Tokyo, 1964–66 IMAGE: Murai Osamu, 1966 The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum is hosting the first U.S. exhibition for Japanese architect Shinohara Kazuo, who was influential in postwar international modernism... more Students offer ideas for increasing locally grown food on campus The Olin Sustainability Case Competition asks students to consider how the university could strengthen the local economy and limit its carbon footprint by using more locally grown food... more Washington University is a big player in St. Louis’ booming central corridor The university has made significant contributions to the growth of the 8-mile stretch between the Arch and Clayton... more

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