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Friday, July 22, 2016

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Stem cells engineered to grow cartilage, fight inflammation

With a goal of treating worn hips without extensive surgery to replace them, School of Medicine scientists have programmed stem cells to grow new cartilage on a 3-D template shaped like the ball of a hip joint.

Make no mistake, revenge is (bitter)sweet, study confirms

New Arts & Sciences research is adding a twist to the science of revenge, showing our love-hate relationship with this desire is indeed a mixed bag, making us feel both good and bad — for reasons we might not expect.

Pancreatic cancer immunotherapy shows promise in mice

A new School of Medicine study in mice has shown that immunotherapy against pancreatic cancer can be effective when given in conjunction with drugs that break up the fibrous tissue in these tumors.

Obituary: Jessie L. Ternberg, professor emerita, 92

Jessie L. Ternberg, PhD, MD, a professor emerita of surgery and surgery in pediatrics, died of natural causes July 9 while on vacation in Switzerland. She was the first female surgical resident at Barnes Hospital.

WashU Expert: The real reason golfers are skipping the Olympics

Male golfers, most of whom are on the PGA Tour, are dropping out of the Summer Olympics en masse. They’re citing Zika concerns, but sports business expert Patrick Rishe said there’s another factor at play.

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Events

8 a.m. Saturday, July 23

Head for the Cure 5K

12:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 27

Eliminating technology barriers coffee hour

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Campus Announcements

Flags lowered to honor officers in Louisiana

The U.S. and university flags over Brookings Hall are lowered to half-staff until sunset today to honor the police officers killed July 17 in Baton Rouge, La.

Part of Taylor closed this weekend

Construction of the link that will connect employee parking garages on Duncan Avenue with the center of the Medical Campus will require Taylor Avenue between Scott Avenue and Children’s Place to close at 7 p.m. today. The stretch will reopen by 7 p.m. Sunday, July 24.

Social Photo of the Week

Ridgley Hall at dusk

WashU in the News

Researchers doubled what we know about map of human brain

The Washington Post

How Zika breaks into the brain

The Atlantic

How to keep your college kid out of money trouble

Money

It’s time for Congress to protect intimate privacy

The Huffington Post

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Campus Voices

Arvidson discusses what we know about Mars

Raymond Arvidson, of Arts & Sciences, discusses spectroscopy on Mars and his work on NASA missions to explore that planet on Spectroscopy Online.

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Notables

Lee Epstein photoLee Epstein, the Ethan A.H. Shepley Distinguished University Professor, will receive the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association at the group’s meeting in September.

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Research Wire

The National Science Foundation, along with the Water Research Foundation, has awarded a pair of university researchers, Daniel Giammar and Jill Pasteris, $229,000 in grants to study ways to best control lead pipe corrosion, which can poison drinking water.

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Who Knew WashU?

people marching in Selma, AlabamaQuestion: Why are the archives of the groundbreaking civil rights documentary “Eyes on the Prize” housed in University Libraries?
Answer: C) One of our alumni, Henry Hampton, produced it. Read more about University Libraries’ Henry Hampton Collection.
Congrats to this week’s winner, Lori Sommer, in the Office of Government and Community Relations, who will receive an “I Knew WashU” luggage tag!

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