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Commerce Magazine is pleased to be the media sponsor of the Olin Cup. �Marilyn� by Andy Warhol (Brigham Young University Museum of Art) "Marilyn" by Andy Warhol, 1967, one of a series of 10 silk screens. achoo Weatherbird Weatherbird Adams, Jamie 'bookieboy" (2006) by Jamie Adams Afghan nomads Farzana Wahidy/Associated Press The ways of a nomad family, like this one camped near Kabul, could shed light on current Afghan politics. African Film Festival returns to Wash U Agilla software application The Agilla's fire tracking application Ahmed and Pearl Cathie Coward, the Hamilton Spectator Judea Pearl, right, and Akbar Ahmed were in Hamilton yesterday for a public dialogue on Muslim-Jewish understanding. Alberts, Alli Washington University photo Washington University senior Alli Alberts competes in the indoor pentathlon and the outdoor heptathlon. At Freeburg High School, she helped the Midgets win IHSA Class A state titles in 2003 and 2004. Alberts, Alli Joe Angeles/WUSTL Photo Services Alberts, Alli / Sub Jo Paul Baillargeon photo Smithton Consolidated School graduate Alli Alberts, 21, received recognition from Sports Illustrated magazine in November for her athletic ability in volleyball. Alberts, Alli BND Alli Alberts Alberts, Allison Alli, whose nickname is "Alligator," inherited her mom's 1995 Mercedes when she needed a car for school. Angelica building (Kevin Manning /P-D) The old Angelica building at 700 Rosenberg St. Angenent microbial fuel cell Anna Mexican Grey Wolf St. Louis Post-Dispatch Anna, a Mexican Gray wolf, roams its pen at the Wild Canid Center, and inset, an American Burying Beetle. Antarctica seismic team / Wiens left Image courtesy of Doug Wiens Douglas Wiens (left) and a colleague ready equipment to emplace seismographs in Antarctica during a 2001 expedition. Data gathered for this project, called TAMSEIS, provided evidence that an Antarctic ice stream radiates seismic waves twice daily that are equivalent to a magnitude seven earthquake. Antarctica team Douglas Wiens/Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. ICY RECEPTION: Researchers install a TAMSEIS seismograph at Cape Roberts on the Antarctic sea coast near Ross Island to monitor seismic activity in the area. Anthony Kuhn Photo: Wang Zemin ? 2006 Anthony Kuhn Aristo robot The Aristo robot Art the Vote program Billboards sponsored by Art the Vote are popping up all over St. Louis, including this one by artist mark Newport of Michigan. While the art and political messages on the billboards vary, they all carry the same text message, "Vote: Your future depends on it." (Handout) Arvidson, MER mission (Andrew Cutraro/P-D) Raymond Arvidson, Deputy Principal Investigator for the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission. Asian / European skull Image: ? ISTOCKPHOTO/BOB AINSWORTH TEETH TELL TRUTH: An analysis of the dentition of 5,000 teeth from ancient hominid fossils suggests that many early European settlers were from Asia (and not Africa). B-Side on WUTV (Christian Gooden/P-D) Camera operator Zoe Julian (left), a sophomore from Teaneck, N.J., reacts while watching a monitor during a live broadcast of B-Side. baby tooth study A tooth, information card and envelope that were part of the baby teeth study. Back to School Sale for Tuition Badham, Mary Bang, Mary Jo / PBS Bang, Mary Jo Newsweek Matt Eich for Newsweek Bang's poetry was inspired by the grief after her son's death Bang, Mary Jo2 (David Carson/P-D) Mary Jo Bang, a professor of English and Director of the Creative Writing Program at Washington University Baron, Alex Photo courtesy of Washington University Athletics Whitman High grad Alex Baron accepts his national championship medal after his team, Washington [University], won the NCAA Division III men?s basketball championship on March 22. Barrack, Robert (AP) Dr. Robert Barrack, an orthopedic surgeon at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis Bartenieff in Ordinary Nation James Visser "In debt up to his hearing aid": George Bartenieff as the gamblin' Grandpa. Bartle, Matt Matt Bartle Battle, Brenda Brenda Battle Beachy, Roger Roger Beachy Behnken, Robert / shuttle crew photo STS-123 crew members, from left, include Pilot Gregory H. Johnson, Commander Dominic Gorie and Mission Specialists Mike Foreman, Garrett Reisman, Rick Linnehan, Takao Doi and Robert L. Behnken. Behnken, Robert / with flag SEPT. 14, 2006 -- Robert Behnken (Handout) Bernstein, Merton Berry, Cheree (Katherine Bish | Special to the Post-Dispatch /P-D) Graphic designer Cheree Berry, author of a fun new pop-up book "Hoorah for the Bra" which was based on an art thesis she did while studying at Washington University. Biden - Palin Associated Press Vice presidential candidates Joe Biden (D-Conn.), and Alaska governor Sarah Palin. Biden and Palin at debate (Robert Cohen/P-D) Senator Joe Biden and Governor Sarah Palin square off against each other during the vice presidential debate at Washington University Field House Thursday night. Bigpond, Phyllis Photo by Carol Berry Phyllis Bigpond, founding director of Denver Indian Family Resource Center, was honored by city and state officials at the 34th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Business Social Responsibility Awards luncheon Jan. 16. biofuel / Danforth plant center (Huy Richard Mach /P-D) Chuck Dietrich, a research scientist at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in Creve Couer, checks on trays of Arabidopsis, a plant use for research on how to improve soybean for biofuel. biosphere Image Credit: NASA "Planetary biospheres are complex entities whose histories are fraught with contingency, accident, and luck." - David Grinspoon Biswas, Pratim black history / Weatherbird Black rep 30th anniversary Black Rep opens with Fugard The Black Rep opens its 31st Season with ?Boesman and Lena? by Athol Fugard on Wednesday, September 12 at The Edison Theatre at Washington University. Black Rep's Mahalia Stewart Goldstein True believers: (left to right) Pamela D. Mallory, Malcolm L. Speed and Roz White Gonsalves in Mahalia. Blues alumni check to Siteman Blues Alumnus Al MacInnis, Kelly Chase and Bruce Affleck Presented a Check For $33,333.33 To The Siteman Cancer Center On Tuesday Night. Bone hormones Image: ? ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/SEBASTIAN KAULITZKI BONE HORMONES: The skeleton may have a secret weapon against weight gain and type 2 diabetes. bones from Republic of Georgia Borgman student debt cartoon (Cincinnati Enquirer) Boxerman and Saudis (ROBERT COHEN/P-D) Ibrahim Al Hoqail (right), dean of the medical college at King Fahad Medical City, asks a question of instructor Stuart Boxerman (left), in statistics class at the Washington University School of Medicine. brain / social norms Credit: Ernst Fehr/University of Z?rich Social centers. Neuroscientists have identified particular areas in the brain that fire up when subjects consider social norms before acting. brain trauma POST-DISPATCH WEATHERBIRD brain warning center Joshua Brown, WUSTL A new theory suggests that the anterior cingulate cortex, described by some as part of the brain's "oops center," may serve as an early warning system -- working at a subconscious level to help us recognize and avoid high-risk situations. Brookings Hall Washington University ranks 20th among all U.S. research universities. Buell, Sam File photo Sam Buell Burnell, Jocelyn Bell business week exec ed graphic butanol alternative fuel (Emily Rasinski/P-D) Zeynep Aydinkaya, a visiting scholar from Turkey, feeds influent into the CSTR tanks at Washington University. Casmaer, Lindsay DEAN PATRICK/GateHouse Media Miss Missouri 2007 Lindsay Casmaer poses after being crowned the new state titleholder Saturday at the Miss Missouri Scholarship Pageant. CBC building Cephalogics / Joe Culver (Kevin Manning/P-D) Washington University professor Joe Culver has received $500,000 from a Boston venture capital firm to form a company he calls Cephalogics to build a prototype and test an optical brain scanning device to measure brain activity, disabilities and treatment results in infants. Children's Discovery Institute chimp Clint (Yerkes National Primate Research Center) A chimp named Clint. chimp on treadmill Image: Cary Wolinsky STROLLING SELECTION: "Evolution of Man" on a treadmill. China - Familial resemblance Credit: Hong Shang et al., PNAS Early Edition Familial resemblance. The oldest human fossil ever found in China suggests Homo sapiens may have mated with other human species. China - mandible fossil Photo by Erik Trinkaus A mandible from a 40,000-year-old early modern human skeleton found in China. Chosen Daily (Korea) interview Chwast protest poster An undesirable war was depicted as Uncle Sam's bad breath in a poster by Seymour Chwast, on display through Nov. 11 at the Philip Slein Gallery. Claude, Henry / percussionist (Becca Young/for the P-D) From left: Matt Henry, Henry Claude and Adam Rugo of Nuclear Percussion Ensemble rehearse on the Conga drums. Clay Bennett cartoon clubfoot gene Credit: Matthew Dobbs/Washington University in St. Louis Laid bare. By studying a large family, researchers have found the first gene that causes clubfoot, a common birth defect. Codes Robert Cohen/P-D This very early treatise on cryptography was probably first published in 1518. The work describes both substitution and transposition ciphers. ?Polygraphique et Vniverselle Escriture Cabalistique,? by Johannes Trithemius, became the basis of much subsequent work in cryptography. For a closer look at the Washington University collection, go to www.stltoday.com/links. CoisC?im dance company (Photo courtesy of CoisC?im) Irish dance company CoisC?im brings "Knots," a performance exploring the twists and turns of intimate relationships, to Edison Theatre on Friday and Saturday. Colangelo ?Devolution? ?Devolution? by Carmon Colangelo Colditz, Graham Jeff Roberson / The Associated Press Dr. Graham Colditz maintains there would be a lot less cancer if people were better at taking simple health precautions. College Bowl Source: The College Board Collins, Bobby (J. B. Forbes/P-D) Bobby Collins Jr. is lead from the courtroom by Sheriff's deputy Alvin Taylor. comet crater sample (Washington University) This is an optical microscope image of the aluminum foil penetration crater. Washington University researchers found a stardust grain on the outer rim of this crater after this sample had traveled to Germany and England for other analysis. Constantino, John John Constantino is an associate professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at the Washington University School of Medicine in St.Louis. copyright war (Dawn Majors/P-D) David Dye (left), 20, and Mike Lazzaro, 19, both freshmen at Washington University, listen as Sarah Kays, a Peer Impact representative, talks to them about the benefits of choosing her firm?s ?peer-to-peer? file-sharing network. Cori, Gerty (U.S.P.S.) Four Legends of American Science CORTEX CORTEX is a consortium that includes the University of Missouri-St. Louis, Washington University and Saint Louis University, among other non-profit and civic groups across the region. CORTEX One CORTEX One Cowsik, Ramanath (Noah Devereaux/P-D) Gravity detector -- Washington University physicist Ram Cowsik, left, and Kasey Wagoner discuss the mirrors they are testing with a high-precision camera that will be part of a force detector. Craig, Jerry corvette (Craig family photo) Craig family members poses with their Corvettes in Bowling Green, Ky., on the 50th anniversary of buying his first Corvette in 1958. Crane, James James Crane M.D., CEO, Washington University Physician?s Faculty Group Practice craniosynostosis (Image: National Academy of Sciences, PNAS) The part of the skull showing prematurely fused sutures: (A) The first segment is completely fused. (B) The second segment is fused, but still noticeable. (C) The lambdoid portion of the suture is completely open Creighton art Courtesy of the Artist Michael Creighton, Notation (998), 1998, oil on canvas, 60x60" Criss' son in cave Everett Criss and Jennifer Lippmann at the heavily graffitied entrance to Blake?s Cave in Bee Tree Park in southeast St. Louis County. Culver, Joseph (Washington University in St. Louis) Joseph Culver, PhD, illustrates how the DOT scanner functions when attached to head of a doll. cyanobacteria (Credit: Washington University in St. Louis) Unicellular nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria, shown in this light micrograph, play an important role in the oceanic nitrogen cycle. Dance World Danforth bioresearch park building (Erik M. Lunsford/P-D) April 27, 2009 - The first building of the Bio Research & Development Growth Park at the Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis is almost complete. Danforth University Center (Erik M. Lunsford/P-D) AUGUST 6, 2008--Staff puts the finishing touches on the new Washington University William H. and Elizabeth Gray Danforth University Center in anticipation for Monday's opening. Danforth, Bill and Dubinsky, John William Zbaren for The New York Times John P. Dubinsky, left, and Dr. William H. Danforth help lead Cortex. Davenport, Nikki Emily Rasinski | Post-Dispatch Nikki Davenport (center) shows a bird feeder made of an orange, wooden dowels and yarn to Andrew White (left) and Christine Politte at the first meeting of the Birder's Club at the Green Center in University City on Nov. 20. Davenport is the University City school district's math and science coordinator. Davis, Kathryn Photo: Anne Davis Kathryn Davis, author of ?The Thin Place,? will read at the Fine Arts Work Center this Saturday. daydreaming brain Credit: M. Mason et al., Science Daydreaming. Scans through different sections of the brain show neural activity correlated with mind wandering. debate construction at WU (Erik M. Lunsford/P-D) Helmkamp Construction Company supervisor Rick Verdun makes measurements as crews continue building the press platforms and other preparations in the Field House of Washington University's Athletic Complex on Friday. debates graph NYT DeBaun, Michael DeBaun, Michael Photo by Wiley Price Dr. Michael R. DeBaun joins many medical leaders and clergy in opposing state legislation that would criminalize stem cell research. DeFries, Ruth (Sun photo by Jed Kirschbaum/Photo by Sandy Schaeffer: Special to the Sun) Dr. Lisa A. Cooper (left) studies doctors' interactions with minority patients. Ruth DeFries uses satellites to map deforestation caused by humans. Devine, Bing Bing Devine Diavolo dance troupe (P-D) Diavolo, the acclaimed Los Angeles dance company, brings its high-wire choreography to Edison Theatre. Diekman, Connie Diller, Barry CEO Tim A. Parker for USA TODAY IAC/InterActiveCorp CEO Barry Diller at USA Today's CEO Forum. donkeys buried / Egypt PNAS, National Academy of Science Ten donkey skeletons were discovered within mud-brick tombs linked to an Egyptian pharaoh. dorm security stats Doyle, Carrie and Jeff Brett T. Roseman for USA TODAY Carrie and Jeff Doyle play with their children, from left, Jason, 1, Brian, 4, and Elise, 2. They were part of the Olin School MBA class of 1998. Doyle, Carrie and Jeff 1998 The couple at their graduation from Olin. drawing DRDA / rattlesnakes (Laurie Skrivan/P-D) Washington University researcher Wayne Drda uses an antenna to locate a transponder embedded in the skin of Paco, a timber rattlesnake living in Tyson Research Center in Eureka. Drinking Deaths graph Duesing, Brad Brad Duesing Eagleton obit - Weatherbird Eames LCM chair LCM chair by Charles and Ray Eames (1951); manufactured by Herman Miller Furniture Co. early modern human skull Photo: Erik Trinkaus This fossil specimen is the earliest largely complete example of an early modern human skull known from Europe. early sun Credit: NASA The early Sun was half its current luminosity, but the Earth was not protected from UV irradiation by ozone. Early, Gerald (Photo by Wiley Price) Early is a noted essayist and American culture critic. A professor of English, of African & African American studies and of American culture studies, all in Arts & Sciences, Early is the author of several books, including The Culture of Bruising Early, Gerald Gerald Early Early, Gerald / Webster-Kirkwood Gerald L. Early Eash and Sagartz at NCAA softball (Mary Butkus/WUSTL Photo Services) Washington University softball player Laurel Sagartz, right, is consoled by teammate Kaylyn Eash after the Bears were defeated by Linfield College 10-2. Eckmann, Sabine Bill Sawalich photo Sabine Eckmann leans against an architect?s model of the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, currently under construction, which consolidates all visual arts departments into a single part of Washington University?s main campus. Edwards, Mark near 500 (Max Gersh/P-D) Washington University head basketball coach Mark Edwards talks to the team at a practice last week. Edwards, Mark RFT Coach Edwards takes Wash U. to another Div. III tourney Einstein Photograph courtesy U.S. Library of Congress Albert Einstein Einstein Undated file photo, AFP Albert Einstein was a deeply spiritual man who maintained that "God does not play dice with the universe" and warned of nuclear proliferation. Ella's Special Surgery Elster twins at Wash U. Dilip Vishwanat for The New York Times TOGETHER AGAIN -- Elizabeth, left, and Martha Elster both now attend Washington University in St. Louis. Europa wandering pole Schenk et al., Nature, JPL/NASA This image of a section of Jupiter?s scarred moon Europa shows a long arc-shaped trough just to the right of center. The trough, some 25 kilometers wide and 500 kilometers long, is evidence that the moon?s icy shell has undergone true polar wander and that an ocean may lie beneath. Evans / neon window (Galerie Neu, Berlin) 'Think of this as a Window' (2005)by Cerith Wyn Evans. Neon mounted on Plexiglas. Ewald, Greg Greg Ewald, Washington University School of Medicine Exec Ed chart exercise lab at Barnes (Erik M. Lunsford/P-D) Clinical trial participant Doug Hansen of Maryland Heights is monitored by Research Technician Becky Sabatino as he runs on a treadmill during his VO2Max tests Friday in the exercise lab at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp (Dan Eldridge/P-D) Jasmine Burt, 12 (center) puts pennies into a foil raft she helped make with her team the Night Wings to see how many it can hold during the ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp at Washington University. Ezell, John John Ezell has designs on St. Louis. Farrell center (J.B. FORBES/P-D) The four-story atrium at the new Farrell Learning and Teaching Center at the Washington University School of Medicine. Fashion Show 2005 Photo by Katherine Bish / P-D Senior Cecelia Bien?s highly textured gold and white strapless gown. Fashion Week St. Louis (By John L. White/P-D) On stage Fazzari, Steve KSDK Steve Fazzari Fegley meteorite Image credit: WUSTL Bruce Fegley examines a meteorite. Ferriss, Hugh Rare Hugh Ferriss Chrysler Building Print. Finkel, Donald Howard Schwartz/Special to the Post-Disaptch Donald Finkel in 2003 Fossett obit (Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP photo) Steve Fossett Fossett, Steve AP Photo/KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH AP Photo fossil skull The skull of a 75,000 year old Neanderthal fossil found in Shanidar Cave, Iraq. Fox, Joseph Joseph P. Fox, associate dean and director of MBA programs, Olin School of Business, Washington University in St. Louis Fox, Sam (JERRY NAUNHEIM JR./P-D) FILE PHOTO: Sam Fox Fraser art Iain Fraser's City of Gravity Fraser, Iain Nan Rochberg photo Sculptor and architect Iain Fraser discusses a pair of his sculptures in his self-designed backyard studio. Freudenburg, Zac / marathon Elie Gardner egardner@post-dispatch.com Zac Freudenburg crosses the finish line and wins the men's 2009 Go! St. Louis Marathon with the time of 2:23:57 on Sunday, in St. Louis. Friedlander, Lonia Lonia Friedlander Friedman, Tom Galati, Gina Gina Galati galvanic remote Itsuo Inouye, AP The author leans to her left as she is remote-controlled by a technology called galvanic vestibular stimulation. Gargoyle Gass, William William Gass at his home in the Parkview neighborhood Genesis aluminum collector Credit: NASA-JSC Scientists at Johnson Space Center have shipped a piece of the Genesis polished aluminum collector, pictured prior to shipment, to researchers at Washington University in St. Louis. Genesis spacecraft Photo Copyright Getty Images Genesis spacecraft / solar wind particles genome sequencing microscope Image courtesy of Pacific Biosciences A high-powered microscope monitors thousands of sequencing reactions, Girl-o-meter Gleaves, John and Zheng, Xiaolin (Wayne Crosslin/P-D) Associate Professor John T. Gleaves (far left) gives directions to Xiaolin Zheng, a graduate student. Goldfeder, Jason Goldman, Josh Photo: Kristi Foster Josh Goldman started ACCESS Academies' 'Succeeding with Reading' program in 2004. Goltz, Shlomo Courtesy photo Fort Wayne native Shlomo Goltz, center, a senior at Washington University in St. Louis, and his ad challenge teammates Nathan Heigert, left, Chicago, and Hubert Cheung from Vancouver, Canada. Gonzales WU campus protest (Sarah Conard) February 19, 2008--Todd Zimmer, 20, of the Wash U Peace Coalition, front center, puts on a hood to join others acting as Guantanamo Bay prisoners during a protest against the visit of former attorney general Alberto Gonzales and his speech at Washington University. Gordon, Jeffrey Credit: David Torrence Germ free: Microbiologist Jeffrey Gordon reaches into a sterile cage to display one of his germ-free mice. The lack of normal microbes has adversely affected the mice?s development. Goslin, Adam (Washington University photo) The fact that defensive end Adam Goslin is gay isn't an issue at Washington University in St. Louis. Grandin, Temple Temple Grandin Gray, Charles Courtesy of the University of St. Thomas Charles Gray Green, Darlene Darlene Green Greenman, Kelley / NPR Richard Harris, NPR Kelley Greenman stands on Washington University's campus in St. Louis. At age 20, she already has an impressive background in activism. Grimm and Weatherbird (Mike Peters) Hair production David Kilper Naked truth: The Wash. U. Performing Arts Department stages a limp Hair Hall, Mary Taussig (Karen Elshout/P-D) Adelaide Schlafly, center, greets the birthday girl, Mary Taussig Hall at the Schlafly Library center Wednesday afternoon. The two are life long friends. A group gathered to honor Ms. Hall on her 96th birthday. Hana's Suitcase Hana's Suitcase 2 John Wolbers (left) and Leah Schumacher (right) in the poignant Hana's Suitcase. Hansman, Jovan Jovan Hansman Harris and Talkov PHOTOGRAPHER: Bill Mathews, Washington University in St. Louis Erick "E.D." Harris, left, is for Sen. John McCain and Scott Talkov is for Sen. Barack Obama. Harris, Bernard science camp Bianca Windon, left, and Alyssa Williams get advice from aerospace surgeon Bernard Harris, the first black man to walk in space, on how to construct a raft so that it will hold a maximum number of pennies during the Washington University science camp last week. Hart, Richard Mona Sandefur Richard O. Hart has been named ?Citizen of the Year? by the Benton-West City Chamber of Commerce. Plaques will be presented to honorees during the annual dinner being held Thursday, Nov. 6, in the Rend Lake Resort Great Room. Harvard donor dissent Haskin, Larry (Washington University) Larry Haskin, the former chairman of Washington University?s department of Earth and planetary sciences. Hayes, Marion (Kevin Manning/P-D) Marion Hayes III (R) goes over wiring schematics for Hazelwood Central Middle School with his project manager David Spruiel (L) and electrician Jerry Stegall. healthy habits in decline graph Hendrix, John / Doomsday John Hendrix's "Doomsday" illustration Herz, Rudolf painting (Rudolf Herz) Rudolf Herz, from the series Dachau, Museumsbilder, 1976/80 (Museum Photographs, Dachau, 1976/80), 1996. Nine c-prints, 34 1/4 x 51 3/16" (87 x 130 cm) each. Courtesy of the artist. Heyman, Victor (By Ellen Bukstel) "Every eight years, he wanted to re-pot himself," Reba Watson Heyman said of her husband, Victor. Hildebolt / Science Center mummy St. Louis Science Center child mummy and Charles Hildebolt (right). Hildebolt and child mummy Charles Hildebolt takes a sample from the mummified child for DNA testing. Hiroshima Maiden Eric Wright Hobbit brain Hobbit brain Hobbit root canal? (PETER BROWN University of New England) DENTAL WORK?: The lower left first molar of the hobbit is claimed to have a filling--an observation that other hobbit researchers say is refuted by this photograph. Hobler, Chris (ANDREW CUTRARO/P-D) Chris Hobler shown here playing with his son Aidan, 3. Hodge, Natalie (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Pediatrician Natalie Hodge makes a house call on 7-year-old Elizabeth Cupini, Feb. 5, 2009, in Clayton, Mo. Over the last decade, the house call has become in vogue again but today, the doctor arrives with the little black bag in one hand, a laptop bag in the other. Hofmeister, Anne Image: David Kilper/WUSTL Photo Services Anne Hofmeister, WUSTL research professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences, places a rock sample for laser-flash analysis. A technique she has refined provides much more accurate data on heat transport through rocks than conventional methods. Her advance brings scientists closer to a better understanding of the Earth's interior. Holmes Lounge Washington University in St. Louis Holten, Dewey (Credit: Image courtesy of Washington University in St. Louis) Dewey Holten, Ph.D., WUSTL professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences (left) and WUSTL chemistry graduate student Hee-eun Song examine data in Holten's laboratory. The two have made a breakthrough in the electron transfer process that could have a significant impact on solar cell design. Hosmer Benton statue (Schlesinger Library/Radcliffe Institute/Harvard University) Harriet Hosmer inspects the bronze cast of her sculpture of Thomas Hart Benton in 1864 in Munich, Germany. The work was Missouri?s first public sculpture, erected in Lafayette Park in 1868. A gala June 14 will raise money to conserve the statute. Hotchner and Tennessee Williams (James A. Finley/Associated Press) A.E. Hotchner, far right, and Tennessee Williams (circled, second from left) in a 1936-37 yearbook photo of the Eliot Review staff, the literary magazine of Washington University Howenstein, Jeff interception (Courtesy: Washington U.)Howenstein Washington University Bears' Jeff Howenstein (14) snatches a pass in front of Chicago Maroons defender Corey Swaim (29). Huck print Tom Huck's "Joe's Meat Grinder" from "The Bloody Bucket." Huck, Tom Jennifer Silverberg "This shit fights you": Huck carves 4,500 square inches of Maine birch plywood, using a tool not much thicker than a pencil. Hurst, Fannie hydrothermal vents E. BOGASON Hot spots: minerals and heated water spewed out of hydrothermal vents may support marine life that wouldn't otherwise survive. Hyland, William Family Photo: William G. Hyland was known as an expert on U.S.-Soviet relations during the closing days of the Cold War. He worked at the National Security Council during the Nixon and Ford administrations. Iftikhar, Arsalan (Courtesy of Arsalan Iftikhar) Arsalan Iftikhar spoke in March on BBC World Television about the need for Muslims to do more to combat extremism. Imani Winds (Jeff Fasano) Imani Winds Indian students after tsunami R.C. Ramaswamy and Mukund Vasudevan are international students at WUSTL. They recently spoke with KSDK. Inside Out / Dunning By Feigen Contemporary Jeanne Dunning's The Blob 1 (1999) makes one of many strong statements about women's health and body image. Inside Out / Leonard Courtesy of the Paula Cooper Gallery, New York Zoe Leonard's Beauty Calibrator, Museum of Beauty, Hollywood, 1993. Gelatin silver print, 33 x 17". Collection of Peter Norton, Santa Monica. Inside Out film Barbie/Karen just prior to her ipecac denouement Inside Out Loud / graphic Itty-Bitty Books Courtesy of Washington University IVF Christian Darkin/Photo Researchers Inc. Ivy war game WU map George Ruhe for the New York Times An online map for the game played at Washington University in St. Louis. Jackoway, Emily / Mockingbird photo by Diana Linsley Emily Jackoway, a sixth grade student at Steger Sixth Grade Center in the Webster Groves School District, will portray Scout in ?To Kill A Mockingbird.? Janoski, Ken Ken Janoski, BioGenerator's new President and chief executive January Freshman Mike Gorodinsky J.B. FORBES/P-D Freshman Mike Gorodinsky, 18, tries to find where to attach the lock to his laptop computer in his dormitory room. Jeff Smith rally / INDEPENDENT LENS (Frank Popper/ITVS) INDEPENDENT LENS. Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore? John Morris (Photo: Peter Newcomb for The New York Times) Dr. John C. Morris Joy, Peter Peter Joy Joy, Peter Peter Joy Kann, Stan obit (Stephanie Cordle/ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH) Stan Kann played the Fabulous Fox Theatre?s mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ for 22 years. Kara Liefer Submitted Photo/Suburban Journals Red Bud graduate Kara Liefer sets a ball for the Washington University volleyball team during a match this season. Liefer, a junior, is a valued member of the Bears program, Washington University volleyball coach Rick Luenemann said. Karandish, David (Kevin Manning/P-D) David Karandish may have been fired from Martha Stewart's Apprentice TV show, but the Wash U. student and business owner learned a lot and plans to follow up with Martha about working on her companies' Internet sites. Katz, Rachel Rick Graefe / Photo Rachel Katz (left), a yoga instructor for children with special needs, begins a yoga session with her student, Megan Ferranto, in the living room of the Ferranto's Chesterfield home. Kelly, Ross (Anthony Souffle) Washington University guard Ross Kelly drives the ball past Millsaps College guard Chad Songy in the first half of the NCAA Division III sectional game at the Washington University Field House in St. Louis. Kemper Art Museum David Kilper/WUSTL Photo Services Kemper Art Museum, southern fa?ade Kemper Art Museum (foreground) and Walker Hall. David Kilper/WUSTL Photo Services Kemper Art Museum (foreground) and Walker Hall. Kemper Art Museum, Saligman Atrium (Robert Pettus/Maki and Associates) Saligman Family Atrium, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum. Kemper sculpture garden Stanley Strembicki, Professor of Art, Washington University Keshavarz, Fatemeh Fatemeh Keshavarz Keshavarz, Fatemeh Photo by David Kilper, WUSTL Fatemeh Keshavarz Kidder, T.R. (Dan Lopez/The Tuscaloosa News) Archaeologist T.R. Kidder gives a lecture about the Poverty Point mound in Louisiana on the University of Alabama campus on Friday. The mound "is the second-largest earthen mound in all of North America, second only to one in Illinois," Kidder said. Kieff, F. Scott Kilstein, Stephanie (Robert Cohen/P-D) MAY 9, 2008 - Accompanied by family friend Michael'a Blair, 4, Washington University graduate student Stephanie Kilstein picked up her cap and gown last Friday in preparation for graduation. Koch, Rosie (Photo courtesy of Washington University In St. Louis) Rosie Koch filming All the Trappings in Kenya. Korean comics Courtesy of the Korea Society. The Great General Mighty Wing (1994) by Lim Wal Yong and Cho Pyong Kwon. Korean Comics exhibit ?The Great General Mighty Wing? (1994) by Lim Wal Yong and Cho Pyong Kwon. Kornberg, Arthur Justin Sullivan / AFP / Getty Images Dr. Arthur Kornberg, the Nobel laureate who was the first to synthesize DNA in a test tube and whose identification of the enzymes used by cells to manufacture DNA laid the foundation for the biotechnology industry, died of respiratory failure Friday. Laboray, Ron MICHAEL HEIL. PHOTO Conceptual artist Ron Laboray's conceptual art, like this piece, is a combination of fiction and reality that's often displays maps charts and sculptures. Lanza, Gregory and Wickline, Samuel (Bob Boston) (Left to right): Gregory Lanza, M.D. and Samuel Wickline, M.D. of Washington University launched Consortium for Translational Research in Advanced Imaging and Nanotechnology. (Bob Boston) Laskey painting (Courtesy of Bruno David Gallery) "Hinge 11" by Leslie Laskey, acrylic on panel. Laungani, Michael LED dance floor LED dance floor Leila Sadat Leila Sadat Leonard-Fleckman, Morgen At Van Horn at East High School on Friday, Morgen Leonard-Fleckman, a Teach for America teacher, talked with senior Akia Hawkins (second from left) and junior Amy Rice. Levi Montalcini, Rita Rita Levi Montalcini Levi-Montalcini, Rita M. MARIANELLA/REX FEATURES Rita Levi-Montalcini: first Nobel centenarian. Levine, Scott (KEVIN MANNING / P-D) Scott Levine Lichtenstein, Crying Girl Roy Lichtenstein, Crying Girl, 1963. Lithograph. Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Washington University in St. Louis. Gift of Mrs. Joseph L. Tucker, 1965. LINES Ballet (Marty Sohl / LINES Ballet) Laurel Keen & Brett Conway star in Lines Ballet. Little, Jim BRIAN CASSIDY Jim Little emphasizes the importance of bringing global issues to the classroom. Living Learning Center at Tyson The Living Learning Center, a 2,900-square-foot facility built at Washington University's Tyson Research Center, was designed and built to meet the Living Building Challenge of the Cascadia Region Green Building Council (CRGBC). Living Learning Center Tyson (Christian Gooden/P-D) June 4, 2009 -- Tom Mallery of Flyer Striping drives a post to install a disabled sign in a new parking lot outside Washington University's Living Learning Center at the Tyson Research Center. living wage now LSU Mounds BILL FEIG/THE ADVOCATE LSU professors Brooks Ellwood, left, and Rebecca Saunders shake out a core sample taken from deep within the LSU Mounds on Wednesday. Jennifer Gardiner, right, a graduate student in LSU?s Geology and Anthropology Department, keeps the soil lined up. Luna Negra Dance Theatre Macular Degeneration Abnormal blood vessels and hemorrhage underneath the retina in the wet form of age-related macular degeneration. Mamay, Sergius (Smithsonian Institution) Sergius H. Mamay was a research associate at the Smithsonian as well as a U.S. Geological Survey scientist. Manfred Pernice, Untitled, 2002 Manfred Pernice, Untitled, 2002, metal and cement, 35 1/2 x 27 1/2". Mankowitz, Keith (John L. White/P-D) MAY 22, 2008 - Joseph Menears (left) from St. Charles leaves after getting a check-up from Dr. Keith Mankowitz at the Washington University Heart Care Institute in St. Louis. Mark Weil HUY RICHARD MACH/P-D Mark Weil Marlow, Jeffrey Jeffrey Marlow, Washington University in St. Louis Mars dust storm (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Malin Space Science Systems) Captured in this image from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is a 37,000 square-kilometer (almost 23,000 miles) dust storm that moved counter-clockwise through the Phoenix landing site on Oct. 11, 2008. Mars iron meteorite (Image: NASA/JPL/Cornell) Allan Hills, one of the iron meteorites discovered by the Mars rover Spirit (right foreground), appears lighter and smoother than surrounding rocks. Mars panorama Photographs by NASA/JPL A panoramic photograph taken by the rover Opportunity. The rover is currently racing across Martian plains to get to more interesting terrain to the south. Mars Pathfinder Image Image credit: NASA/JPL Pathfinder's image of Mars Mars pebble NASA/JPL/Cornell/USGS This 3-cm-wide image shows a large, faceted "pebble" embedded in more finely grained rock in an outcrop called Voltaire - volcanic eruptions or impacts may have jumbled up different rocks early in Mars's history. Mars robot in Chile Chris Williams (right), an engineer at the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute, discusses possible causes for a steering problem on Zo? with David Wettergreen during experiments in the Atacama Desert. Mars rover (Mars Exploration Rover Mission, Cornell, JPL, NASA) A digital model of the Opportunity rover was added to a real image of the inside of Endurance Crater on Mars taken earlier by Opportunity itself. The size of the six-wheeled robot was scaled to the size of the tracks that the Opportunity rover actually created. Mars rover robotic arm and Martian dust Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell An abundance of iron oxide minerals in Martian dust have given Spirit's robotic arm and rock abrasion tool a reddish-brown veneer. Mars Rover tracks Image Credit: NASA/JPL/OSU/Cornell Tracks in the Martian soil made by the Spirit rover. Mars soil AP image (AP Photo/NASA/JPL/CalTech) This color image released by NASA and acquired by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager on Friday, June 13, 2008, shows one trench informally called "Dodo-Goldilocks" after two digs on June 12, by Phoenix's Robotic Arm. Shallow trenches excavated by the lander's backhoe-like robotic arm have turned up specks and at times even stripes of mysterious white material mixed in with the clumpy, reddish dirt. Mars soil rich in silica Image credit: NASA/JPL/Cornell. NASA's Spirit rover has found a patch of bright-toned soil so rich in silica that scientists propose water must have been involved in concentrating it. Mars soil under microscope NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona UNDER THE MICROSCOPE: The highest resolution view yet of Martian soil reveals glassy, black flecks and finer, ruddier grains. Mars Victoria Crater NASA via AP Mars rover Opportunity took this panoramic view of "Victoria Crater" after an 85-foot drive during the rover's 951st day on Mars. Marshall, Fiona Researcher Fiona Marshall Marshall, Fiona (Robert Cohen/P-D) Dr. Fiona Marshall of Washington University's archaeology department, records the measurements of the skeleton of a domesticated donkey at her laboratory Friday afternoon. Marti and Blair statue (Robert Cohen/P-D) MAY 6, 2008 - Bob Marti of Russell-Marti Conservation Services brushes away old acrylic coating and corrosion from the Frank P. Blair, Jr. statue in Forest Park. Martian Bird Remember the Mars rovers Martinez, Linda Jay Nixon, left, introduces lawyer Linda Martinez as his new economic development director Marton, Pier Photo: Kristi Foster Washington University Professor Pier Marton, son of Ervin Marton, who was a Jewish Resistance fighter in France during WWII. masked microbes CREDIT: CDC/V. R. Dowell, Jr. Masked microbes. B. fragilis avoid detection by coating themselves with sugars from gut cells Matson P-D cartoon on student debt Maya Beiser, cellist (Jim Allen, courtesy Bernstein Artists) Cellist Maya Beiser, who was raised on a kibbutz in Israel, has gone solo after a stint with the "alternative classical" Bang on a Can All Stars. Maya Lin landscape Courtesy of the artist and Gagosian Gallery "Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes."(2006), Duraflake particleboard. McGrath, Patricia (Photo by Derrick Gingery) Katie Papagiannis, left, Patricia McGrath, center, and Jamie Inskeep, all of Design Collaborative, have excelled in fields that primarily employ men. McLeod, Dr. James Dr. James McLeod Mechanic, Howard Jill Torrance for The New York Times Howard Mechanic near Prescott, Ariz. He was convicted in the tossing of a firecracker at a protest in 1970 but fled instead of doing time. Merrifield Leah Merrifield, Director of Community Relations, Washington University Mertha, Andrew (Courtesy of Andrew Mertha) Andrew Mertha at the first bend of the Nu River in southwestern China, where a large-scale dam project was suspended in 2004 amid controversy. meteor rock / Illinois Derik Holtmann/News-Democrat This rock was found by Nancy Rettinghouse, 60, of Fairview Heights, in a lot near her home. Millikan, Robert Robert Millikan Millstone Memorial / Wrighton (Robert Cohen/P-D) MAY 31, 2009 - Mark Wrighton, Washington University chancellor (left), was among the mourners at United Hebrew Congregation in Chesterfield on Sunday to remember I.E. Millstone. Millstone, I.E. mind control over devices mini robots ? Mini-robots created at UNMC Just 8 centimetres long, the devices are designed to be slipped inside a patient's abdomen through a tiny incision. Minsky, Hyman Courtesy of the New School Hyman Minsky Mole Rats Wade Payne, AP Scientists are studying the burrowing rodents, which live 10 times longer than mice and appear to be immune to cancer. molecular fossils in rocks in Oman David Fike, Washington University Scientist Gordon Love looked at molecular fossils in rocks as deep as 3 miles underground, similar to the dark ones shown here in the desert of Oman. Moot Court with Justice Roberts Moot Court with Justice Roberts Moran and Space Invaders David Kilper, Washington University in St. Louis via AP Doctors Eric Leuthardt, seated, and Mathew Smyth, back, engage in a game of Space Invaders while biomedical engineer Daniel Moran, left, and graduate students Tim Blakely and Nick Anderson, right, watch. Moreton, Patrick EMBA Courtesy of the Business School Patrick Moreton speaking at Washington University-Fudan University's EMBA program Morgan, Kerri Rae Burger - September 03, 2008 Morgan, Kerri 2008 Paralympics SCOTT MARION PHOTO Kerri Morgan (right) gets instruction from trainer Steve Bunn during a recent practice session at Belleville West High School. Morgan will compete in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash at the 2008 Paralympics, Sept. 6-17 in Beijing, China. Morris, Heidi Muglia, Louis Nading, Tyler Tyler Nading Nanosat satellite (Karen Stockman /P-D) Brian McDaniels (left), 25, from Wildwood, Ill. and Sara Scarritt (right), 23, from Birmingham, Ala. are just two of many students working on Washington University's 20 lb nanosat satellite. NanoSIMS / Stadermann Credit: Frank Stadermann, Washington University Analyzing tiny samples: The French company CAMECA has made an instrument called the nano secondary ion mass spectrometer (NanoSIMS) that is being used by scientists to analyze small particles, such as the lunar volcanic glass beads from the Apollo missions. Using the instrument, scientists were able to discover evidence of water in the lunar samples. This particular instrument is located in the Laboratory for Space Sciences at Washington University, in St. Louis. natures reactors Courtesy of Fran?ois Gautheir-Lafaye/Centre de G?ochimie de la Surface Nuclear reactions in zone 9 of the Oklo natural fossil fission reactor (above) lasted an estimated 220,000 years. Neanderthal female / National Geographic Photograph by Joe McNally Reconstruction of Neanderthal female by Kennis & Kennis Neanderthal femur Photograph courtesy PNAS This 41,000-year-old thighbone belonged to a Neandertal, an extinct species of human. Neanderthal skeleton The Neanderthal skeleton, at left, is compared with a modern human skeleton. The Neanderthal male was thought to stand 5-foot-6 (168 centimeters) and weigh 142 pounds (64.5 kilograms), with a brain size of 1,200 to 1,700 cubic centimeters. The human male averages 5-foot-9 (175 centimeters) and 172 pounds (78 kilograms) in weight, with brain size of 1,300 to 1,500 cubic centimeters. Neanderthal skull John Wiley & Sons Inc. This image of the Neanderthal's reconstructed skull is color-coded to show additions that were made. Neuberger and Kowitt NewOleMiss graph / debate Niess, Hilda (HANDOUT) Hilda Niess, of Trenton, Ill, died at 99 in 2003. Nikolais dance Alwin Nikolais? ?Tensile Involvement? will be performed Nov. 2 and 3 at Washington University?s Edison Theatre. Noche Flamenca (Photo by Farnsworth/Vlalock) Soledad Barrio, wife of artistic director Martin Santangelo, will dance with Madrid's Noche Flamenca at the Edison Theatre. Nutcracker by St. Louis Ballet (Christian Cudnik) St. Louis Ballet's "The Nutcracker." Nutcracker dancers Nye, Bill Bill Nye O'Donnell, Rich / WU Electrical Music Studio obesity center (KEVIN MANNING/P-D) Gary Harris has lost 64 pounds since last summer when he began a weight loss program managed by the Washington University School of Medicine. Olin Cup 2005 winners (Left to right): Bob Skandalaris, founder and chairman of Noble International Ltd.; Ramos Mays, Somark Innovations co-founder; Mark Pydynowski, Somark Innovations co-founder; Ken Harrington, Managing Director of the Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at Washington University. Olin Cup logo Out of Africa skull Image: TSUNEHIKO HANIHARA OUT OF AFRICA: Variation in modern skulls from around the world, such as this one from southern Australia, corroborates the popular view that modern humans emerged directly from Africa. Ouyang, Jack (Greg Girard for Time) Ouyang says his company's speedy video processors will bring high-quality TV images to mobile phones and other portable devices. Paredes, Troy Paredes, Troy Washington University Web page Paredes, Troy P-D Parkinson's and dance therapy Dennis Danfung, for USA TODAY From right, Janet Flanagan, 66, Frank Flanagan, 85, and Misty Owens, a faculty member of the Mark Morris Dance Group, work on dance steps. Parodi and Sanchez (KAREN ELSHOUT/P-D) Dr. Juan Parodi, on left, listens as his colleague, Dr. Luis Sanchez narrates the activity on the screen of their surgical procedure. particles on a lattice (Credit: Image courtesy of Washington University in St. Louis) WUSTL chemists headed by Lev Gelb simulated the motions and behavior of particles on a lattice and found "birds of a feather flock together." It's plainly evident that, in this four-component mixture of squares, rods, S shapes and Z shapes, the shapes all make little clusters, rather than completely mixing together. Tetris, anyone? Pase, Adam (Michael Schwartz/Politico) Adam Pase, executive director of the New Democratic Coalition, stands for a portrait in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington. Pasley, Dianna That?s Dianna Pasley on the left along with her mother, Norma Pasley. Passing Zone The Passing Zone?s Owen Morse and Jon Wee. PD1-23 Dawn Majors/P-D Dr. Arie Perry, an associate professor of pathology at Washington University Medical School, sings to his students about Parkinson's disease with lyrics he wrote to the tune of "Torna a Surriento." Peacock, David David A. Peacock Peck, Dr. William (File Photo/P-D) Dr. William A. Peck Peck, William "If we insure the uninsured and provided better insurance for the underinsured in the long run we would save money." (Dr. William Peck, Director of the Center for Health Policy, Washington University.) Peggy Viehland Fossett AP Photo/Sarah Conard Peggy Viehland, center, widow of late explorer Steve Fossett, leaves Washington University's Graham Chapel following the memorial service in honor of Fossett on Thursday, May 1, 2008 in St. Louis, Mo. Perlmutter, Monica vision OT (Dawn Majors/P-D) NOV 21 2008: Consuelo Washington, left, 71, of St. Louis, has been losing her vision gradually. She gets help labeling her microwave from Monica Perlmutter, right, an occupational therapist with Washington University. Washington loves to cook but has trouble seeing the start button. PET Scanner Sources: GE, Jack White Design. PET/CT scanner (Tom McCarthy Jr./P-D) November 21, 2007 -- Certified Nuclear Medical and Positron Emission Tomography Technician Renee Burney prepares cancer patient Kristy Monroe for a trip through the PET/CT scanner at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Phillips, Carl Jennifer Silverberg Not resting, writing. Phillips works longhand and only moves to the computer when a poem is done. Picasso at Kemper kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu Fragile Picasso on Display at Kemper This Week Only Poth, Hal photo by Diana Linsley Hal Poth with one of his movable toys. Many of his toys were purchased by the Arkansas Art Museum. Pow Wow child dancer WU Kristen diFate, photographer Children as young as 2 perform in the "Tiny Tots Dancing" segment, which features a combination of several traditional styles and is a strong indicator of the cultural ties of dance. "Once they can walk, they're welcome," said Jessica Laughlin, a third-year law and social work graduate student at Washington University and member of the United Houma Nation. Prince Hall (Robert Powers/BuiltStLouis.net) Over a century old, the landmark Prince Hall is facing its final days. Project Passion (Sam Leone/P-D) The entries for the Post-Dispatch's "Project Passion" competition from left to right: Lindenwood University, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Washington University. Qiu Xiaolong Jennifer Silverberg Poet Qiu Xiaolong has found success in St. Louis and beyond as a mystery novelist. Qiu Xiaolong Howard W. French/The New York Times ?As I stood at my father?s grave I wondered what he would think if he were alive today, all that suffering for nothing.? QIU XIAOLONG Qiu Xiaolong (Courtesy Qiu Xiaolong) Qiu Xiaolong, who writes in English, has been translated into 10 languages, including Chinese. Raabe, Peta Peta Raabe Racette, Susan Susan Racette Rank, Mark at Community Against Poverty Photo: Dennis Caldwell Professor Mark Rank, Herbert Hadley Professor of Social Welfare, Washington University gave the keynote address at the Community Against Poverty forum at the Missouri History Museum. Redington and Matthews photo by Diana Linsley Drew Redington and Hal Matthews, two young actors to appear in ?To Kill A Mockingbird? at the Edison Theatre Jan. 9 - 18. Richard and Zar ultrasound cell phone (David Kilper/WUSTL Photo) William D. Richard (left) takes an ultrasound probe of colleague David Zar's carotid artery with a low-power imaging device he designed. Robins, Dr. Lee Nelken Dr. Lee Nelken Robins, professor emeritus of psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine. Robot art / Topher McFarland (Huy Richard Mach/P-D) Topher McFarland fine tunes the paint tube of "Action Jackson," at Washington University. Robot Data Weatherbird Robot Lewis (Courtesy Washington U.) Lewis is a human-sized mobile robot created at Washington University wanders through a space taking pictures of people. The robot alternates between detecting faces and adjusting the camera position to take photographs and creates a database of the images. Roman, Catalin Catalin Roman, professor and chairman of the Computer Science and Engineering department at Washington University Roundworms Image: Washington University The anticonvulsant ethosuximide disrupts sensory function to extend C. elegans lifespan [PLoS Genetics]. Russert bingo Ruths, Troy (Joe Angeles/Washington University) Troy Ruths, Washington University Basketball team Ruths, Troy (Joe Angeles/ Washington University) Troy Ruths, Washington University Basketball team Ryan, Kay poet Kay Ryan of Fairfax almost turned down the national distinction because of the anticipated media circus. Saarinen riverfront rendering Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Archives, National Park Service Eero Saarinen, with J. Henderson Barr (renderer), Dan Kiley (landscape architect), Alexander Hayden Girard, and Lilly Swann Saarinen. Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, First Stage Competition entry, 1947. Saarinen with project model Image courtesy of Eero Sarrinen collection, Yale University Manuscripts and Archives Eero Saarinen with A Combined Living-Dining-Room Study project model, created for Architectural Forum magazine, c. 1937. Sadat, Leila Nadya Leila Nadya Sadat Sagartz, Laurel Photo courtesy of Mary Butkus, WUSTL Photo Services Sophomore pitcher Laurel Sagartz Sam Fox sculpture Photography: ? Robert Pettus Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts St. Louis, Missouri Saturn moon, Enceladus (Image: NASA/JPL) Enceladus's centre may be in turmoil, causing the craters on its surface to slump Saudi Med Ibrahim Al Hoqail (right), dean of the medical college at King Fahad Medical City, asks a question of instructor Stuart Boxerman (left), in statistics class at the Washington University School of Medicine. Saul, Peter retrospective (Honor Fraser / Orange County Museum of Art) California-born artist Peter Saul, who turns 74 next month, is the subject of a modest but rewarding 40-year retrospective at the Orange County Museum of Art. "Stuck," a 2007 acrylic on canvas painting, is part of the exhibition. Savoie, Sean Sean Savoie Schaal (Andrew Cutraro/P-D) Barbara A. Schaal carries a coffee plant from her classroom following a demonstration Thursday afternoon. Schaal, Barbara / Beacon Photo by Julia Evangelou Strait Schaal investigates the domestication of rice, tracing it back to its wild ancestors. Schaal shows her group's mini-rice paddies in the greenhouses at Washington University. Schael, John (Joe Angeles, WUSTL) Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton(far left) suprises John Schael (far right) with his induction into the Washington University Hall of Fame. Former asst. AD's (from left) Chuck Gordon and Phil Godfrey. Wife, Linda Schael; employee, Kathy Lasater; and daughter, Erin Schael. Schaffer, Jean laboratory (Robert Cohen /P-D) Post-doctoral fellow Jennifer Peura, M.D., at left, consults with Jean Schaffer, M.D. as she conducts research on the ability of fat to infiltrate cells Monday in Schaffer's lab Monday at the Washington University School of Medicine. Schlafly honored P-D (Laurie Skrivan/P-D) MAY 16 2008 - As many soon-to-be-graduates and faculty members turned their back in protest, St. Louisan Phyllis Schlafly beams while receiving her honorary degree. Schlafly, Phyllis Stephanie S. Cordle for The New York Times At 81, Phyllis Schlafly, the conservative pundit, still writes her syndicated column and speaks at colleges. Many women born since the feminist revolution are fascinated by her views on work and family. Schvey, Henry / Kokoschka (Becca Young) Henry Schvey (center) speaks with director, Bill Whitaker (right), and student actor, Alexa Shoemaker, about Schvey's play, Kokoschka: A Love Story. Science Center mummy (Karen Stockman/P-D) The Science Center mummy from the Roman Empire Period was donated to the Academy of Science in the 1800's. Scott, Eugenie Eugenie Scott sea slug neuron Dylan Burnette/Olympus Bioscapes Imaging Competition A sea slug neuron may tap quantum forces to process information. In humans quantum physics may be integral to thought. Seigle, Harry Harry Seigle Shankman, Suzanne Second-year MBA student Suzanne Shankman created clothing and accessories from vintage neckties, and founded Suzanne Shankman Designs where she sells belts, wristbands and throw pillows. Shannon, Michael / AP (AP Photo/Children's Hospital Boston) This 2005 photo released by Children's Hospital Boston shows Dr. Michael Shannon, an internationally known specialist in the study and treatment of the effects of poisons in children, who died unexpectedly Tuesday, March 10, 2009, in New York as he and his wife returned from a dancing vacation in Argentina. Shannon, Michael / Boston Globe (The Boston Globe/FILE) Dr. Michael Shannon, shown in his office in 2003, was formerly head of emergency medicine at Children's Hospital. Shurtleff, Tim and Standeven, John (J.B. Forbes /P-D) Tim Shurtleff, left, an occupational therapist, helps John Standeven, right, an electrical engineer, prepare a crash dummy. Sikes (Ralph Kuehnel photo/Suburban Journals) Bruce Sikes is the coach of the Academy Fencing Club as well as the Washington University fencing team. He teaches several classes for all levels of fencing. Sims, Colette (Dawn Majors/P-D) Colette Sims (right) ,24, who teaches special education science at Long Middle School, talks with student Wesley McGuire (left),13. Singleton Odell Mitchell Jr./P-D sit in continues (HUY RICHARD MACH/P-D) Washington University students continue their sit-in campaign to raise the wages of service employees. Sleeping Beauty ballet Smith, Jeff (Robert Cohen/P-D) State Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis, at left, gets some advice from his colleague, Sen. John Griesheimer, R-Washington. Smith, Jeff Jeff Smith speaks on election night in "Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?" Smith, Kevin, Tyson Kevin G. Smith, Ph.D., associate director, Tyson Research Center, stated that 16 stated characteristics must be integrated into a successful project, such as net-zero energy and water, habitat exchange, nontoxic materials and beauty and inspiration. Somali wild ass baby (St. Louis Zoo) This female Somali wild ass was born at the St. Louis Zoo in April. Soweto choir Soweto Gospel Choir Spirit rover anniversary Squyres, Steven Steven Squyres St. Louis clean coal research (Peter Newcomb/Bloomberg News) Train cars filled with coal sit on the railroad tracks near St. Louis, Missouri. Stardust Using a transmission electron microscope, researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have detected a 5.7-electron volt or 2175 ? (angstrom) wavelength feature in interstellar grains that were embedded within interplanetary dust particles (IDPs). They found that this feature is carried by carbon and amorphous silicate grains that are abundant in IDPs and may help explain how some IDPs formed from interstellar materials. Statins aid slow learners Credit Weidong Li / David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Statins can sharpen the mind of a slow learning mouse. Stoecklin, Ryan CHUCK NOVARA / THE SOUTHERN Ryan Stoecklin in his home in Marion. Stoecklin has been named Scholar Athlete of the Year. Strode painting (Courtesy of neugerriemschneider) "Executioners and Prisoners (Praise for the Morning)" 2007, by Thaddeus Strode. Strogatz, Steven Steven Strogatz students turn back on Schlafly KSDK Students stood and turned their backs during the graduation ceremony at Washington University when Phyllis Schlafly received an honorary degree. Sue Trex at Science Center (AP) Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever found, is shown in this 2000 file photo from the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. Sugar Loft Mound (Laurie Skrivan/P-D) NOVEMBER 3 2008 -- The home located at 4420 Ohio Street St., listed for sale, sits on top Sugar Loft Mound, a hill to the right of the structure, and is what is thought to be the last remaining prehistoric Native American mound in St. Louis overlooking the Mississippi River, which is speculated to be part of the Cahokia civilization. sulphates on Mars (Image: JPL/NASA) Scientists hope to further investigate light-coloured sulphates churned up by Spirit's wheels. The sulphates are thought to have formed in the presence of liquid water. Summers / protest PHOTOS BY STEVEN SENNE/AP CENTER OF ATTENTION: Harvard University President Lawrence Summers (right) was surrounded by members of the media as he walked to a faculty meeting last week. Students (left) protested with signs and chants outside the meeting. Summers, Larry Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News Lawrence H. Summers, president of Harvard, spoke last month in Davos, Switzerland, two weeks after making his remarks about women. Survey of Executive Compensation Susman, Louis (Najlah Feanny/Corbis) Louis Susman, the new U.S. ambassador to Britain Swenson May Swenson, a renowned poet who was born in Logan and died in 1989, will soon have her portrait hung in the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian. Talbott and Wrighton (P-D) TUESDAY APRIL 21 2009 -- Washington University President Mark Wrighton, right, says that a new partnership announced today with the Brookings Institution will give students and faculties many new opportunities in D.C. Also pictured is Brookings president Strobe Talbott. Tange, Kenzo Lionel Cironneau/Associated Press, 1998 The architect Kenzo Tange. Tango Taylor, Paul and Sally Paul and Sally Taylor can hear the sound of applause. A documentary about the couple, who received cochlear implants at age 65, will play at the St. Louis International Film Festival Saturday and Sunday. Teitelbaum CREDITS: MARTY KATZ, 2005 Bench strength. Scientists Steven Teitelbaum and John Gearhart answered questions before and during the debate. Templeton tree Gene Flow Tennessee Williams 1948 Playwright Tennessee Williams in 1948. Tennessee Williams bust (J.B. Forbes/P-D) A new Tennessee Williams statue has been installed at the corner of Euclid and McPherson in the Central West End. Tennessee Williams statue / Weatherbird The $40,000 Club Source: Thompson Peterson Thinker on Rock ALISE O'BRIEN BARRY FLANAGAN, "Thinker on Rock" (1997). 144 by 73 by 104 inches. Washington University, 6445 Forsyth Boulevard. Thompson, Aaron (Courtesy photo) Washington University point guard Aaron Thompson. Thurston, Jarvis obit Jarvis Thurston Tibet music The Mystical Arts of Tibet. Trinkaus old shoes story Trojan Women WUSTL Photo Services Ladies in waiting: Ann Marie Mohr (right) as Andromache and Lindsay Brill (left) as Hecuba in The Trojan Women. Ulevitch, David Jim Wilson/The New York Times David Ulevitch, the founder of OpenDNS.com. The service is meant to ease connections on the Internet. Underground Railroad/Browman Photo by Wiley Price Chonda DeBoise is working to preserve an archaeological site that may be connected to the Underground Railroad. Venus' surface Nasa's Magellan spacecraft mapped 98% of Venus' surface with radar Victoria crater on Mars (Nasa/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems) Opportunity has been travelling to Victoria crater for about half its mission Vitale, Ann WU face lab (Laurie Skrivan/P-D) "I was amazed at how well it turned out. Most people don't even notice it unless they really look at me," said Don Sullivan. VP debate hall preparations (Rick Wilking/Reuters) Anticipated: Workers prepare the hall at Washington University in St. Louis for Thursday?s debate between vice presidential nominees Sarah Palin and Joe Biden. VP debate stand-in prep (Robert Cohen/P-D) OCTOBER 1, 2008 - Washington University senior Joseph Cavanagh, at left, and junior Madeline Thoman stand-in for vice presidential candidates Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin during a testing of the lighting and sound system on the stage of the Vice Presidential Debate in the field house at Washington University. Wallis, Sean/Jewish Light Photo: Joe Angeles, WUSTL Photo Services Sean Wallis proved to be a crucial component in the Washington University Bears second consecutive NCAA Division III national championship. Ward Churchill MARK LEFFINGWELL/DAILY CAMERA/AP CANCELED: Ward Churchill chats with reporters at the University of Colorado last week about the talk he never gave at Hamilton College. Washington University chemistry building Washington University chemistry building Weatherbird / water on Mars Weatherbird 3/23 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Weatherbird & SAT St. Louis Post-Dispatch Weatherbird and SciFest 08 Dan Martin Weatherbird and VP debate Dan Martin Weatherbird and VP debate Dan Martin Weatherbird and VP debate 10-2 Dan Martin Weatherbird and VP debate 10-3 Dan Martin Weatherbird green building Post-Dispatch Weatherbird It's Alive! Weatherbird NCAA WU champs Weatherbird stem cells Wegrzyn, Marisa Marisa Wegrzyn Weidenbaum & Reagan Credit: Ronald Reagan Library / WUSTL photo President Ronald Reagan introduces his chief economic adviser, Murray Weidenbaum, at a press conference in February 1981. Weiss and Dusek in Fiddler Photo by Eric Woolsey David Weiss as Tevye and Lauren Dusek as Golde. Wen, Leana Leana Wen (right) Wen, Leana Leana Wen Wernick, Sarah Whittemore ghosts Whittemore House Whittemore ghosts2 Wiens Antarctica team A Washington University team checks out equipment they will be taking with them to unexplored regions of Antarctica after Thanksgiving. Members are from left to right: Moira Pyle, a Blue Valley Northwest graduate; Douglas Wiens, head of the expedition; David Heezel and Patrick Shore. Wild Canid center (Associated Press file photo) The Wild Canid Survival and Research Center near St. Louis is dedicated to wolf conservation, research and education. Wilkins, Mark Tim Wood photo Mark Wilkins, recently hired as the Chatham Historical Society?s first full-time executive director and curator. Wilson, Richard (Photo courtesy Washington University) Winn, Colette Christina Rowland/ NT Daily Colette Winn, an accomplished author and French professor at Washington University in St. Louis, gave a lecture called ?In Remembrance of Things Past: Mother, Daughter, and the Transmission of Family Memory? Wednesday in the Art Building. Wischmeyer, Bill (Marian Brickner photo) Bill Wischmeyer at the Washington University School of Architecture in front of a sample building by Alvar Aalto Wolfer, Stuart Facebook photos Stuart Wolfer wolves (Gabriel Tait/P-D) Frijole, a 9-year-old Mexican gray wolf, paces in her caged area at the Wild Canid Survival and Research Center. Wonderboy puppeteers Photo by Austin Forbord Wooley, Karen (Laura Elizabeth Pohl/P-D) Karen Wooley, 38, has been picked by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to head one of four national centers on nano-excellence. World's Fair / Traux PAMELA KAY SCHMALENBERGER/THE SOUTHERN Mike Traux shows off some 1904 Worlds Fair memorabilia. Wrighton & quote Wrighton at Jewish Federation Photo: Sarah Carmody Washington University Chancellor Mark Wrighton speaks during this year's annual Jewish Federation meeting Wrighton, Mark Wrighton, Mark (Erik M. Lunsford/P-D) DECEMBER 27, 2007 -- Mark S. Wrighton, Chancellor at Washington University in St. Louis. Wrighton, Mark Wrighton, Mark and Risa (Wendy Fitzgerald/P-D) FILE PHOTO: Mark Wrighton the Washington University chancellor and his wife, Risa Zwerling in the chancellor's residence at Wash U. Wrighton, Mark S. (ERIK M. LUNSFORD/P-D) Mark S. Wrighton Wrightons in Botswana Photo by Mark Wrighton Washington University Chancellor Mark Wrighton snaps a photo of himself and wife Risa Zwerling on the Okavongo Delta in Botswana. WU basketball teams (F. Brian Ferguson/P-D) Washington University's men's and women's basketball teams give each other high fives. WU basketball women defeat NYU (Richard Orr Sports) Washington University sophomore Halesy Ward (33) drives through NYU defender Megan Fox on Friday in the first half of their Final Four game in Springfield, Mass. WU champs at airport (Adam Wisneski/P-D) Washington University basketball players Danny O'Boyle, right, and Troy Ruths share a laugh as the team waits for their bags at Lambert International Airport. WU debate athletic center Erin Taylor photo The athletic center closed to students and the public last week as officials at Washington University made the final preparations for Thursday?s vice presidential debate between Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin. Workers are shown building the risers for the media. WU defeats Hope (Don Petersen/AP) March 21, 2008--Hope College's Brandon Bosch, center, fights to keep control against Washington University's Moss Schermerhorn, left, and Aaron Thompson during second half semi-final action. WU football practice WU men NCAA 2009 champs (Don Peterson/AP) Washington, Mo. players celebrate winning their second straight championship game of the Div. III NCAA college basketball tournament game at the Salem Civic Center, in Salem, Va., Saturday March 21, 2009. Washington won the championship 61-52. WU MRI sent to Argentina Derik Holtmann/BND The group from Washington University watch as the 12.5-ton MRI is loaded into the C-17 at Scott Air Force Base Friday afternoon. WU NCAA champs (Joe Angeles/WUSTL) March 22, 2008 -- Salem, Virginia -- Final Four MVP, Jostens Div. III Player of the Year, and National Champion Troy Ruths has the trophy that the WUSTL Bears came to Salem to win. WU orthopaedic building green (Huy R. Mach/P-D) The Washington University Orthopedics building was built with the "green" trend in mind, even though it might not be obvious as Ann Taylor, the inventory systems coordinator, preps an operating room on Tuesday in Chesterfield. Green features include environmentally safer disinfectant cleaners, more windows for daylight, low or no VOCs (volatile organic compounds) paints and adhesives, improved ventilation systems to get more fresh air into the building, and material management to reduce waste. WU protester sleeps (HUY RICHARD MACH/P-D) Wash U. freshman Timothy Ingalls of Bushland, Tex., catches up on some sleep on the floor of the admissions office. WU quad / SLU Joe Angeles/WUSTL WUSTL quad / SLU WU real estate ILLUSTRATION BY MICHAEL BEHRENS WU residence halls Washington University Residence Halls Phase IV and Phase IVB WU Schlafly protest (John L. White/P-D) Washington University students hold a protest Tuesday in front of Chancellor Mark Wrighton's residence on Forsyth Street on the Washington University campus. The protest was held to show displeasure with the university for giving an honorary degree to Phyllis Schlafly. WU students express at VP debate (Robert Cohen/P-D) Washington University students and others gather to express their opinions to the visiting television crews hours before Senator Joe Biden and Governor Sarah Palin square off against each other during the vice presidential debate at Washington University Field House Thursday night. WU volleyball 2007 celebration The Washington University volleyball team celebrate it's national championship, Nov. 17 in Bloomington, IL. WU volleyball team WU women's volleyball 2007 win (Joe Angeles/Washington U.) Junior Audra Janak (on her knees) celebrates the final point as Washington University captured its record-ninth Division III NCAA Championship. Wydown property swap map Wyvetter Younge (Wendi Fitzgerald/P-D) Feb. 22,1999 -- Wyvetter Younge, long-time member of Illinois legislature, talking with Nathaniel Anderson, left, superintendent of East St Louis school district in Anderson's office at the school administration building. X and Y chromosomes Xia, Younan (Credit: David Kilper/WUSTL Photo) Younan Xia holds an array of glass vials containing many millions of gold nanocages in a Whitaker Building hallway. Xia's gold nanocages are making possible ways to image cancer cells in lymph tissue and some day could be used to carry biomolecules as attachments that could target cancer cells. Ziegler, Pablo Pablo Ziegler			Related Information Revised: Monday, Oct. 22, 2007   Email this page   Print ready page Subscribe WUSTL News by E-mail
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