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August 2013 Edition

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University News

Genome Institute’s massive new database of ape genetic diversity will aid conservation efforts

Master’s degree in cyber security management launches

Global Foods and the Peacock Loop Diner at The Lofts of Washington University

Research

Place matters in analyzing students’ performance

Crimes against humanity must be prosecuted for International Criminal Court to succeed

Diabetes transplants clear major hurdle

Features

Art, science and bumblebees

How rice twice became a crop and twice became a weed — and what it means for the future

School of Medicine announces plans for new research building

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KUDOS:

Thomas Ferkol, MD,

the Alexis Hartmann, MD, Professor of Pediatrics in the School of Medicine, has been installed as president-elect of the American Thoracic Society. Ferkol, whose research focuses on lung diseases, will assume the office of president in May.

William Powderly, MD,

the J. William Campbell Professor of Medicine in the School of Medicine, has been named director of Washington University's Institute for Public Health. Powderly, a highly regarded specialist in infectious diseases, focuses much of his research on treatments for HIV.

Anastasia Sorokina,

a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, has received a David L. Boren Scholarship. The scholarship, which is funded by the National Security Education Program, provides funding for American undergraduates to study abroad in parts of the world critical to U.S. interests. Sorokina plans to spend eight months in Kyoto and Tokyo, Japan.

University News DNA study reveals clues to human, ape evolution IMAGE: University of Washington The Genome Institute’s Richard Wilson co-authors a massive new database of genetic diversity among great apes that will likely aid conservation efforts... more Master’s degree in cyber security management launches The School of Engineering & Applied Science partners with the Olin Business School to prepare students to prevent and stop cyber attacks... more Global Foods and the Peacock Loop Diner at The Lofts of Washington University Washington University’s new Delmar Loop development will fulfill the street’s longtime need for a grocery store... more

Research Place matters in analyzing students’ performance The map shows the relationship between the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches and Algebra I scores in Missouri school districts. The dark-shaded areas are those in which a higher percentage of students receiving such lunches is associated with lower end-of-course algebra scores. IMAGE: Courtesy of Mark Hogrebe A new study by Department of Education professors demonstrates that location and demographic data have a distinct influence on students’ academic success... more Crimes against humanity must be prosecuted for International Criminal Court to succeed Leila Sadat, international law expert and professor at the School of Law, argues that the International Criminal Court must successfully prosecute crimes against humanity if it is to succeed in its mandate... more Diabetes transplants clear major hurdle A discovery by School of Medicine researchers could facilitate insulin production in patients with type 1 diabetes... more

Features Art, science and bumblebees Various woods drilled with holes of multiple sizes are used to attract different species of bees. IMAGE: Mary Butkus/WUSTL Photo Services Bees are crucial to both food production and biodiversity — and their populations are down by as much as 70 percent worldwide. With a $200,000 grant, students have completed a year-long project to help stimulate pollination locally and abroad... more How rice twice became a crop and twice became a weed — and what it means for the future Biologists have long wondered if a duplicate Earth would evolve with entirely different species. The domestication of rice in Africa and Asia offers a test case to Washington University professor Kenneth Olsen... more School of Medicine announces plans for new research building An energy-efficient, multistory building dedicated to interdisciplinary research on some of the most complex problems in human biology will likely be completed in June 2015... more

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