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20 Aug 2009 02:15:19 PDT

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 ...

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Illness forces longtime ICWA advocate to leave program she started

19 Aug 2009 21:01:17 PDT

She received the Master of Social Work from Washington University and an undergraduate degree from Oklahoma State University. Bigpond is an alumna of the ...

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University flirts with top spot in Victoria's Secret contest

19 Aug 2009 19:13:44 PDT

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 ...

Original story at Student Life .

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Volleyball Ranked No. 5 in AVCA Preseason Top-25 Poll

19 Aug 2009 15:14:34 PDT

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 »

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Western Washington University rowing champ maps her future

18 Aug 2009 18:22:59 PDT

Hilary Gastwirth (sunglasses), a Liberty High School graduate rowing with Western Washington University, practices with teammates (from ...

Original story at Issaquah Press .

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Campus notes

18 Aug 2009 13:56:17 PDT

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 ...

Original story at Marietta Times .

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Washington University in St. Louis news and blogs - November 04, 2009

04 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Washington University in St. Louis news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Restless legs are linked to bacteria -- from Belleville News Democrat
• D.C. Public Library Hosts Pilot Program Offering Free Foreign ... -- from Washington Post
• HR 3200: America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009: A summary -- from Examiner.com
• Docs cringe at the thought of painkillers taken off the market -- from Medill Reports: Washington
• Mo. state senator cancels plans to teach class on St. Louis ... -- from fox4kc.com
• The Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - New England Journal of Medicine (subscription) -- from subscription
• Planning For College Often Met With Expense, Anxiety -- from NPR
• FDA Opens New Center to Regulate Tobacco -- from MedPage Today
• New Orleans piano virtuoso comes to Casper -- from Casper Journal
• Fourth generation to head Grote -- from Fleet Owner

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Novelist, non-profit org. exec take in Cardozo/Shaw 3BD

18 Aug 2009 11:51:12 PDT

Previously, she taught at George Washington University, Bennington College and Princeton University. Earlier, she was an essayist at the nightly news ...

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Women's Soccer Ranked No. 8 in NSCAA Preseason Poll

13 Aug 2009 10:21:26 PDT

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 »

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Campus Notes

10 Aug 2009 20:28:41 PDT

Annette Dean, of Park Ridge, has been studying international affairs at George Washington University in Washington, DC, for the past two years. ...

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WU backs countywide smoking ban bill

07 Aug 2009 10:12:23 PDT

Nearly four months after announcing a tobacco ban for all of its campuses, Washington University backed a St. Louis County Council bill ... and more »

Original story at Student Life .

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Preschoolers' depression can linger; adults opt for meds

03 Aug 2009 17:17:02 PDT

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

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New Benefits Help Veterans Go to College

03 Aug 2009 08:45:40 PDT

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

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VHHS's last valedictorian, salutatorian bids adieu

11 Jun 2009 02:07:00 PDT

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 »

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Washington University opens green building

29 May 2009 09:33:31 PDT

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. ...

Original story at Fort Mills Times .

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CD Review of “Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella,” by ...

30 Apr 2009 23:08:44 PDT

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 ...

Original story at Steamboat Pilot .

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Opinion: Gallery listings

16 Apr 2009 00:30:39 PDT

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. ...

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Opinion: Tuition likely to jump at public colleges, universities

10 Apr 2009 01:08:09 PDT

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 ...

Original story at Lynnwood Enterprise .

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Opinion: Washington Legislature should let universities increase tuition

08 Apr 2009 16:22:46 PDT

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 ...

Original story at Seattle Times .

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Business School Hailed by Princeton Review

26 Mar 2009 22:06:03 PDT

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. ...

Original story at Daily Colonial .

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Opinion: Lucy 2.0: Famous Fossil Hominid Goes Digital

05 Feb 2009 21:16:20 PST

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)

Original story at Wired News .

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The D Plan- An Economic Advantage?

15 Dec 2008 21:49:11 PST

Written 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...

Original story at Dartblog .

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Who yelled 'tyrant' at AG Mukasey? A judge

26 Nov 2008 02:23:06 PST

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...

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Stander Tabbed All-America by Jewish Sports Review

10 Jul 2008 08:48:00 PDT

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 ...

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Opinion: "Ask the Author" with David Stras: Part 2

27 Dec 2006 07:08:15 PST

Written 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...

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Podcast: Lecture: "A new view for Alzheimer's"

16 Mar 2006 13:58:00 PST

Written 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...

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