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New scientific discoveries, the death of Douglass C. North (right), a campus transformation, Star Wars economics and another presidential debate — these were among the most-read Newsroom stories of 2015.
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Washington University was well-represented at a pivotal environmental summit held in India last month. Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton (right) and Pratim Biswas, PhD, of the School of Engineering & Applied Science, gave talks to scientists and researchers gathered for the 5th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research.
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New School of Medicine research, led by Li Ding, PhD, shows that current genome analysis approaches systematically miss detecting a certain type of complex mutation in cancer patients’ tumors. A significant percentage of these complex mutations are found in well-known cancer genes that could be targeted by existing drugs.
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Wishing family and friends a “Happy New Year” is all well and fine, but check out more specific advice on happiness from Arts & Sciences researcher Tim Bono, PhD. There is no secret to happiness, the psychologist says, but there is a science to it.
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Jason S. Goldfeder, MD, a revered teacher in the Division of Medical Education of the Department of Medicine at the School of Medicine, died Dec. 9, 2015, following a 12-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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Images through the Washington University lens
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12:05 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5
Toastmasters Club meets on West Campus
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11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6
Psychiatry research seminar on reductionism
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Noon Wednesday, Jan. 6
Toastmasters Club meets on Danforth Campus
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Arts & Sciences’ Corinna Treitel, PhD, writes on the Center for the Humanities blog about the latest Frankenstein movie, modern references to the character and the cultural legacy of the novel by Mary Shelley that inspired them all.
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A town hall meeting will be held to discuss the TAMPITI trial and the importance of research in emergency medicine. The meeting is scheduled from 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, in the North Building’s Moore Auditorium on the Medical Campus.
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Washington University’s Karen Tokarz, JD (left), and Kimberly Norwood, JD, attended recent events at the U.S. Department of Justice and at the White House on “A Cycle of Incarceration: Prison, Debt, and Bail Practices.”
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