“The anthropological concept of culture is extremely important and often misunderstood because many of the things that are assumed to be biologically determined, like criminality or homosexuality or IQ, are really behaviorally and societally defined.”
This quote from Robert W. Sussman, PhD, professor of physical anthropology in Arts & Sciences at ...
Sussman to Outline Critical Role of Culture in Understanding Society
Posted On Wednesday, April 3, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MISSOURI Tags: anthropological concept, criminality, cultural exposure, homosexuality, Robert W. Sussman, Sigma Xi Lecture
“The anthropological concept of culture is extremely important and often misunderstood because many of the things that are assumed to be biologically determined, like criminality or homosexuality or IQ, are really behaviorally and societally defined.”
This quote from Robert W. Sussman, PhD, professor of physical anthropology in Arts & Sciences at ...
Obituary: Sweet, Professor of Obstetrics And Gynecology, 74
Posted On Tuesday, March 26, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MISSOURI Tags: Frederick Sweet, gynecology, Rita Marika Csapo-Sweet, University of Kansas Medical Center, University School of Medicine
Frederick Sweet, PhD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died Thursday, March 7, 2013, following a stroke. He was 74.
Since joining the School of Medicine in July 1971, Sweet carried out research in chemical synthesis and biochemistry associated with birth control. Similarly, ...
Diabetes Drug Safe For HIV Patients, Study Finds
Posted On Monday, March 18, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MISSOURI Tags: CD4+ T-cell, Diabetes, Diabetes drug, HIV patients, Washington University School of Medicine, Yarasheski
People with HIV have an elevated risk of heart attacks, diabetes and insulin problems. To compound matters, there are not many drug options to prevent those secondary problems because of concerns that they will weaken the immune system.
But a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in ...
Mullins Teaches Emergency Medicine in Bolivia
Posted On Monday, March 11, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MISSOURI Tags: Clain Jones, financial boost, Montana State University, nitrogen fertilizers, Rick Engel
Flying into El Alto International Airport in Bolivia in winter is breathtaking, both literally and figuratively. When Michael Mullins, MD, landed at the high altitude of 14,000 feet, he was awed by the craggy, snow-capped Andes mountains poking through the clouds.
For a week in January, Mullins, associate professor of emergency ...
Global NeuroDay is March 2
Posted On Monday, March 4, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MISSOURI Tags: NeuroDay, NIH Brain Activity Map, St. Louis families, Washington University
The local event, held at the St. Louis Science Center, features many WUSTL student and faculty exhibitors
There could hardly be a more auspicious time for NeuroDay, part of a global campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research. The local event will be held from ...
Baths With Antiseptic Wipes Reduce ICU Infections
Posted On Monday, February 25, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MISSOURI Tags: Barnes-Jewish, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, David Warren, ICU infections, MRSA, Washington University School of Medicine
Patients in intensive care units who are bathed daily with antiseptic wipes instead of ordinary soap and water have significantly lower rates of bloodstream infections and are less likely to acquire antibiotic-resistant bacteria on the skin, a new study shows.
The findings point to a relatively simple way to prevent infections ...
Emerging Cancer Drugs May Drive Bone Tumors
Posted On Monday, February 18, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MISSOURI Tags: cancer drugs, drive bone tumors, IAP antagonists, survival signals, Washington University School of Medicine
Cancer drugs should kill tumors, not encourage their spread. But new evidence suggests that an otherwise promising class of drugs may actually increase the risk of tumors spreading to bone, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
The drugs, IAP antagonists, block survival signals that many ...
Surgeons Find Better Ways to Treat Nerve Compression Disorder That Can Sideline Athletes
Posted On Monday, February 11, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MISSOURI Tags: athletes, nerve compression disorder, School of Medicine, surgical treatment, Washington University
Two new studies from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggest ways to improve surgical treatment for a debilitating condition caused by compressed nerves in the neck and shoulder.
The condition, neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome, causes pain, numbness or tingling in the shoulder, arm or hand and is perhaps ...
Undergraduate Student Helps Middle Schoolers Learn About Science
Posted On Wednesday, February 6, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MISSOURI Tags: Brittany Woods, N’Desha Scott, schoolers, Washington University, Washington University Engineering, Young Engineers Club
Every Tuesday afternoon, a Washington University Engineering undergraduate student goes back to middle school.
Nick Okafor leads the after-school Young Engineers Club at Brittany Woods Middle School in University City. N’Desha Scott, a sophomore majoring in biomedical engineering, started the club last fall as a way to reach out to middle ...
Eric Hoffman Wins Young Architects Award
Posted On Monday, February 4, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MISSOURI Tags: American Institute of Architects, Bruce Lindsey, Eric Hoffman, Sam Fox School, Young Architects Award
Sam Fox School faculty member, alum takes national honors from American Institute of Architects
Eric Hoffman, professor of practice in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, has won a national 2013 Young Architects Award from the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
Hoffman is both the first Sam Fox School ...
Schlaggar Honored For Pediatric Research
Posted On Friday, January 25, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MISSOURI Tags: Bradley L. Schlaggar, E. Mead Johnson, Pediatric Research, School of Medicine, Washington University
Bradley L. Schlaggar, MD, PhD, the A. Ernest and Jane G. Stein Professor of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been awarded the E. Mead Johnson Award for Pediatric Research.
The award, among the most prestigious in pediatric research, is given by the Society for Pediatric ...
Global Plant Diversity Still Hinges On Local Battles Against Invasives, Study Suggests
Posted On Sunday, January 20, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MISSOURI Tags: Arts & Sciences, ecologist Jon Chase, Kristin Powell, Missouri forests, pollinators, Tiffany Knight
In Missouri forests, dense thickets of invasive honeysuckle decrease the light available to other plants, hog the attention of pollinators, and offer nutrient-stingy berries to migrating birds. They even release toxins to make it less likely native plants will germinate near them.
Why, then, are recent popular science articles recommending a ...
Gene In Eye Melanomas Linked To Good Prognosis
Posted On Friday, January 18, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MISSOURI Tags: Bowcock, good prognosis, Nature Genetics, SF3B1 gene, Washington University School of Medicine
Melanomas that develop in the eye often are fatal. Now, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report they have identified a mutated gene in melanoma tumors of the eye that appears to predict a good outcome.
The research is published in the advance online edition of Nature ...
UMKC Receives STARS Silver Rating for Sustainability Achievements
Posted On Sunday, January 13, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MISSOURI Tags: Higher education, significant steps, university money, University of Missouri-Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The University of Missouri-Kansas City has received a STARS Silver Rating in recognition of sustainability achievements. The rating comes from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).
STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System, is a new program that measures and encourages sustainability ...
