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Original at Pioneer Press Online
• Thu, Aug 20
Matthew Stork of Western Springs was named to the spring semester dean's list at Washington University, St. Louis. To qualify for the dean's list in the ...
Restless legs are linked to bacteria
Original at Belleville News-Democrat
• Thu, Aug 20
It also may be a new way of treating restless leg syndrome (RLS), says Dr. Leonard Weinstock, a gastroenterologist at Washington University in St. Louis. ...
Illness forces longtime ICWA advocate to leave program she started
Original at indiancountrytoday.com
• Wed, Aug 19
She received the Master of Social Work from Washington University and an undergraduate degree from Oklahoma State University. Bigpond is an alumna of the ...
University flirts with top spot in Victoria's Secret contest
Original at Student Life
• Wed, Aug 19
To boost the University's rankings, the Facebook group “Washington University in St. Louis for Victoria Secret” sent out a mass message to group members ...
Volleyball Ranked No. 5 in AVCA Preseason Top-25 Poll
Original at Washington University in St. Louis
• Wed, Aug 19
St. Louis, Mo., August 19, 2009 – The Washington University in St. Louis volleyball team will begin the 2009 season ranked No. 5 in the American Volleyball ... and more »
FDA Opens New Center to Regulate Tobacco
Original at MedPage Today
• Wed, Aug 19
New York Times A graduate of Kansas University, the Harvard School of Public Health and the George Washington University School of Medicine. "He is the rare combination of ... FDA starts new Center for Tobacco ProductsUnited Press International
Fourth generation to head Grote
Original at Fleet Owner
• Wed, Aug 19
Grote holds a BA from Southern Methodist University, an MBA from George Washington University and he is a graduate of Wharton's advanced management program. ... and more »
Western Washington University rowing champ maps her future
Original at Issaquah Press
• Tue, Aug 18
Hilary Gastwirth (sunglasses), a Liberty High School graduate rowing with Western Washington University, practices with teammates (from ...
Campus notes
Original at Marietta Times
• Tue, Aug 18
Kathleen Kafka of Vienna, W.Va., was named to the dean's list for the spring 2009 semester at Washington University in St. Louis. Kafka is a graduate of ...
Case assistant professor scores in Beachwood
Original at cleveland.blockshopper.com
• Tue, Aug 18
He has a BA from University of Delhi, an MBA from Indian Institute of Management and a Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis.
Neurosurgeon unloads University City 4BD
Original at Blockshopper
• Tue, Aug 18
Delston is a graduate student in the department of ophthalmology and visual sciences at Washington University School of Medicine. Previously, she worked at ...
Novelist, non-profit org. exec take in Cardozo/Shaw 3BD
Original at dc.blockshopper.com
• Tue, Aug 18
Previously, she taught at George Washington University, Bennington College and Princeton University. Earlier, she was an essayist at the nightly news ...
Foundation supports Parkinson's study
Original at bcbr.com
• Tue, Aug 18
The University of Utah, Boston University and Washington University in St. Louis have been selected to receive grant money from the Davis Phinney Foundation ... Davis Phinney Foundation Announces New US Study to Evaluate the ...PR Newswire (press release) (press release)
State Sen. Jeff Smith considering resigning, sources say
Original at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• Sat, Aug 15
A graduate of Horton Watkins High School in Ladue, Smith has a doctorate in political science from Washington University, where he has taught courses on ... and more »
Women's Soccer Ranked No. 8 in NSCAA Preseason Poll
Original at Washington University in St. Louis
• Thu, Aug 13
St. Louis, Mo., August 13, 2009 – Washington University's women's soccer team is ranked No. 8 in the NSCAA/adidas preseason top-25 poll, as announced ... and more »
Campus Notes
Original at Pioneer Press Online
• Mon, Aug 10
Annette Dean, of Park Ridge, has been studying international affairs at George Washington University in Washington, DC, for the past two years. ...
UM-St. Louis, Zoo team up for new course on global climate change
Original at The Current
• Mon, Aug 10
It can also be taken as a 2-hour credit course, undergraduate or graduate, by students of UM-St. Louis, Washington University and St. Louis University. ...
WU backs countywide smoking ban bill
Original at Student Life
• Fri, Aug 7
Nearly four months after announcing a tobacco ban for all of its campuses, Washington University backed a St. Louis County Council bill ... and more »
New Injury Control Research Center at Washington University in St ...
Original at Washington University in St. Louis
• Tue, Aug 4
The Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis is honored to be the first school of social work selected to host one of the CDC's Injury Control ...
Preschoolers' depression can linger; adults opt for meds
Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com
• Mon, Aug 3
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis followed 306 children ages 3 to 6 for 24 months and found that the lives of the naive ... Preschool DepressionPsychCentral.com Bartlesville Live -WFIE-TV -Modern Medicine
New Benefits Help Veterans Go to College
Original at U.S. News & World Report
• Mon, Aug 3
New York Times U.S. News & World Report Brian Hawthorne, 24, regional director of Student Veterans of America and an undergraduate at George Washington University in Washington, says that good ... Hawaii schools part of post-9/11 GI bill programHonolulu Advertiser
Kharasch named interim vice chancellor for research
Original at Washington University in St. Louis
• Wed, Jul 22
I want to thank Ed Macias for moving so quickly to identify such an outstanding candidate," said Washington University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. ... and more »
Apollo lunar rocks still offer clues to scientists
Original at google.com
• Mon, Jul 20
It all started with Apollo 11," said Randy Korotev, a lunar geochemist at Washington University in St. Louis, where hundreds of moon rocks are still stored ... Apollo 11 Moon Rocks Still Hold SecretsAHN St. Louis Post-Dispatch -Wired News -The Associated Press
First-timers lead the pack
Original at TheNewsTribune.com
• Sun, Jun 14
WA Trevor Kulvi, a 2003 Sumner High graduate who just finished up at Central Washington University, was third in 41:19. University of Puget Sound standout Francis Reynolds was fourth at 42:01, and Courtney Jaworski, one of best 800-meter runners in ...
VHHS's last valedictorian, salutatorian bids adieu
Original at Pioneer Press Online
• Thu, Jun 11
GS: Next fall I will attend Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. I want to major in either biology or the school's philosophy-neuroscience-psychology ... and more »
Survivor, scholar
Original at The Spokesman Review
• Mon, Jun 8
WA Among the nearly 2400 students expected to receive undergraduate degrees from Eastern Washington University on Saturday is one whose survival did not seem likely 20 years ago, much less his graduation from an American college. ...
Washington University opens green building
Original at Fort Mills Times
• Fri, May 29
Washington University is unveiling what it hopes will be one of North America's greenest buildings. The newly built Living Learning Center at the university's Tyson Research Center is designed to be a zero net energy and zero wastewater building. ...
Webster University to Honor NCIS Star, Monsanto Chairman and St ... - PR Newswire
Original at prnewswire.com
• Mon, May 4
Grant is a member of the board of directors of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center; a director of PPG Industries, Inc.; Washington University in St. Louis . He also is a member of the President's Advisory Group of CropLife International and of the ...
CD Review of “Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella,” by ...
Original at Steamboat Pilot
• Thu, Apr 30
The Mosaic Whispers, from Washington University in St. Louis, lend a stirring, well-balanced version of the semi-depressing coming-of-age story “Still Fighting It.” “The Luckiest” becomes a musical theater ballad under another Washington University ...
Opinion: Gallery listings
Original at The Spokesman Review
• Thu, Apr 16
WA by Bernadette Vielbig, on display at Eastern Washington University's Gallery of Art. Courtesy of Eastern Washington University Arbor Crest Wine Cellars - Photography by Lisa Dittmar. River Park Square, third level, 808 W. Main Ave. ...
Opinion: Tuition likely to jump at public colleges, universities
Original at Lynnwood Enterprise
• Fri, Apr 10
Jon Slater, who works part time as a deckhand for the Hat Island ferry, is poised to graduate from both Lake Stevens High School and EvCC this spring with plans of transferring to Western Washington University. He's glad to have two years of college ...
Opinion: Washington Legislature should let universities increase tuition
Original at Seattle Times
• Wed, Apr 8
KMAS United States Students attending the University of Washington, Washington State University and Western Washington University would experience tuition hikes of about $1300 to nearly $2000 over two years. Under normal circumstances, such a number would be unimaginable ...
Business School Hailed by Princeton Review
Original at Daily Colonial
• Thu, Mar 26
DC “For many aspiring business school students, The George Washington University School of Business is simply too good to pass up. First, there’s hometown Washington, DC, with its international flavor and job opportunities. ...
Opinion: Lucy 2.0: Famous Fossil Hominid Goes Digital
Original at Wired News
• Thu, Feb 5
Ethiopian Review - Feb 5, 2009 “Your bones respond to how you use them,” explained paleobiologist Brian Richmond of George Washington University. “We know that spongy bone is especially ... Famous fossil Lucy scanned at the University of Texas at Austin EurekAlert (press release)
Liberty on Campus in 2008: FIRE’s Year in Review
Original at FIRE
• Tue, Dec 30
FIRE also informs prospective students and their parents about threats to rights on campus through Spotlight: The Campus Freedom Resource, a database with information on speech codes at over 400 colleges and universities, and through the Red Alert list of campuses that represent the...
The D Plan- An Economic Advantage?
Original at Dartblog
• Mon, Dec 15
By Jennifer Bandy an unused campus isn't free. While college facilities sit idle, they continue to generate maintenance, energy, and debt-service expenses that contribute to the high cost of running a college. Those costs are borne by students, taxpayers, and donors. Such inefficiency is not affordable...
Who yelled 'tyrant' at AG Mukasey? A judge
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Wed, Nov 26
Attorney General Michael Mukasey, accompanied by his wife Susan, leaves George Washington University Hospital in Washington, Friday, Nov. 21, 2008. Judge Richard Sanders says he was speaking his conscience when he interrupted Mukasey at a black-tie dinner Thursday night in Washingt...
Steroids used in preemies may kill brain cells
Original at usatoday.com
• Mon, Nov 17
Certain drugs used in premature babies and in pregnant women at risk for preterm deliveries kill brain cells, new animal studies show.A class of steroid drugs called glucocorticoids, which is often used to beef up the underdeveloped lungs of premature infants, irreversibly damages br...
Avery Meltzer: Second Chance Employment: Giving Women A Second Chance
Original at Huffington Post
• Fri, Oct 31
By Avery Meltzer The following is an interview with Dr. Ludy Green, Founder and President of Second Chance Employment, the first organization in America to promote financial independence for victims of domestic abuse. Second Chance Employment Services is a Washington, D.C. headquartered non-profit th...
Freud, International Relations Are Calling
Original at TPMCafe
• Wed, Oct 29
By Amitai Etzioni Freud, where are you when we need you? Think tanks in Washington, DC and across the land are furiously issuing position papers in preparation for the new administration. They are full of "we need" statements. They declare: "We need to...
Washington weighs lethal meds for terminally ill
Original at Albany Times Union
• Sun, Oct 12
The measure would allow physicians in Washington state to help terminally ill patients end their lives. Oregon, where voters first approved the idea in 1994, is the only state with such a law. Todd Donovan, political scientist at Western Washington University, said he wasn't surprised t...
Recent jobs posted to the Job Board: NY Times, Chronicle of Higher Education, eBay/Kijiji, TechSmith, etc.
Original at Signal vs. Noise
• Mon, Sep 29
By 37signals The Chronicle of Higher Education is looking for a Web Developer (LAMP) in Washington, DC. The George Washington University Department of Health Policy is looking for a Web Communications Specialist (Research Associate) located in Washington, DC.
Stander Tabbed All-America by Jewish Sports Review
Original at Washington University in St. Louis
• Thu, Jul 10
MO - St. Louis, Mo., July 10, 2008 – Senior outfielder Karli Stander of the Washington University in St. Louis softball team was named to the Jewish Sports ...
Four Named to 2007 Jewish Sports Review All-America Team - Sports News from Washington University in St. Louis
Original at Washington University in St. Louis
• Wed, Jan 9
Sports News from Washington University in St. Louis Sports News from Washington University in St. Louis, MO - Jan 9, 2008 St. Louis, Mo., January 9, 2008 – Washington University in St. Louis had four soccer student-athletes named to the 2007 Jewish Sports Review College ...
Times Review
Original at Durham
• Sat, Sep 15
By KC Johnson From the Scottsboro Boys to Clarence Gideon, some of the most memorable legal narratives have been tales of the wrongly accused. Now “Until Proven Innocent,” a new book about the false allegations of rape against three Duke lacrosse players, can join these galvanizing cautionary tales . . ....
Opinion: "Ask the Author" with David Stras: Part 2
Original at SCOTUSblog
• Wed, Dec 27
By Jason Harrow(jharrow@akingump.com) This post is part 2 in our discussion with Professor David Stras of the University of Minnesota Law School (part 1 is here). Professor Stras has written extensively on issues surrounding the Supreme Court; in this entry, we discuss his paper about life tenure, "An Empirical Analysis of Li...
Wired for safety, late-night snacks
Original at USA Today
• Sun, Aug 27
When Rachel Hanson needs to check the bus schedule, grades or dining hall menu, the sophomore at Montclair State University in Montclair, N.J., reaches for her cellphone.And when Maria Emerson needs to find washing machines for four loads of laundry, the junior at Carnegie Mellon Univers...
Podcast: Lecture: "A new view for Alzheimer's"
Original at Vanderbilt University News
• Thu, Mar 16
By news@vanderbilt.edu (Vanderbilt News Service) The use of brain scans to detect Alzheimer's disease was the topic of a lecture by Dr. John Csernansky, director of the Silvio O. Conte Center for Neuroscience Research at Washington University, St. Louis, at Vanderbilt University March 9. The lecture was part of the Brainstorm 2006 lecture...
Taco Bell departs from Mallinckrodt
Original at Student Life
• Tue, Nov 29
Students can grab their last gorditas today as Taco Bell departs from Mallinckrodt's Food Court to be replaced by Bon Appétit Asian cuisine next semester. Its departure comes after failed negotiations to renew the franchise's five-year contract and a Washington University Food Commi...
The evolution of e-mail at Washington University
Original at Student Life
• Sun, Nov 13
MO - Nov 13, 2005 first utilized at Stanford University. Soon after, Washington University became the second school in the nation to provide RCCs. ...