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The New York Times
 The face on the canvas and other mysteries
 03/10/2011 Chicago artist Jim Nutt, 72, has been painting the same subject day after day, for the last 25 years: the off-kilter face of an imaginary woman with a monumental nose. His interest in the human face dates back to the influence of […]

Times Higher Education Six ‘superbrands’: their reputations precede them 3/9/2011 Washington University in St. Louis tied with eight other institutions for the 71st spot in Times Higher Education’s new ranking of the world’s most prestigious universities; Harvard University is #1. Elite Anglo-American names dominate the first World Reputation Rankings. The full listing of the top […]

Zee News (India) Starvation keeps brain sharp New research from Washington University in St. Louis suggests that, in fruit flies, being hungry may provide a way to stay awake without feeling groggy or mentally challenged. This happens because of a protein that helps the fruit fly brain manage its storage and use of lipids. “If […]

The New York Times
 He may be bound, but this Prometheus still manages to rock
 03/08/2011 For the playwright Steven Sater the idea of having one’s life altered by flames is intensely personal. When Sater was an undergraduate at Washington University in St. Louis, his apartment caught fire and engulfed his bedroom; he jumped out […]

Los Angeles Times
 The debate over prostate cancer tests
 03/05/2011 Do PSAs (screening tests for prostate cancer) save lives? A 2009 study followed more than 76,000 American men ages 55 through 74 for 10 years. Half the men were offered yearly PSA tests and the other half received “usual care,” which sometimes included the test. […]

Reuters Recurrent muscle injuries plague pro soccer players: study 03/04/2011 About a third of injuries that knock professional soccer players off the field are muscle-related — many of them recurrent injuries that might have been avoided with adequate recovery, a Swedish study said. These injuries usually came from a player running or kicking, and not […]

China Economic Review Top tips for cracking the MBA admissions process this year March 2011 The global economic downturn caused a spike in business school applications, but students now seem to be critically examining the cost-benefit of MBA programs. With EMBA programs in particular, relevant and constructive work experience often takes precedence over the importance […]

BBC (UK) Exercise cuts bowel cancer risk 03/02/2011 Regular exercise reduces the risk of developing polyps, which can lead to bowel cancer, according to a study led by Kathleen Wolin of the Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis. The study shows a clear link between exercise and a reduced risk of bowel cancer […]

The New York Times
 Well-oiled security apparatus in China stifles calls for change 03/01/2011 Police react to calls for Middle East-style demonstrations by placing dozens of dissidents and campaigners under house arrest. Carl Minzner, an expert in Chinese law at Washington University in St. Louis, said many courts will coerce plaintiffs into settling lawsuits regardless […]

Irish Times (UK) Biblio detective work restores Jefferson legacy 02/27/2011 Thomas Jefferson is acknowledged to have been the US’s most bibliophile president. Washington University in St. Louis has just discovered it owns 74 volumes that belonged to Jefferson, many of them with his notations. So his retirement library has been virtually reconstructed, 182 years after […]