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July 2008

July 30, 2008 -- Packing up

Use common sense when deciding what to bring to college


July 21, 2008 -- It's the little things that count

How surcharges affect pricing and purchasing


July 17, 2008 -- Holiday tipping

Holiday giving season complicated by shifting norms on gratuities, psychologist suggests


July 17, 2008 -- Never go to a party hungry

Nutritionist offers tips to make it through the New Year without putting on pounds


July 17, 2008 -- Winter break

Helping college students deal with stress


July 17, 2008 -- A toy story

Finding educational toys is not hard; key is keeping child's age in mind


July 17, 2008 -- Hit those books

Resolving to go back to school? WUSTL dean offers tips for success


July 17, 2008 -- It's so easy being green

WUSTL expert offers 12 simple ways to live a greener lifestyle in 2009


July 14, 2008 -- Eating right

Portion control key to keeping holiday weight gain at bay


July 14, 2008 -- An alternative to chemotherapy

Nanoparticles tackle pediatric brain tumors


July 10, 2008 -- Cost of raising a child with special needs: Where does your state rank?

New study finds a family's extra cost of caring for a child with special needs varies from state to state


July 9, 2008 -- Hands-free bonus

Keeping hands where you can see 'em alters perception, study finds


July 7, 2008 -- Lefties have the edge

Baseball's southpaws play to their strength


July 1, 2008 -- Facing extinction

New book portrays day in the life of a bonobo


June 2008

June 30, 2008 -- How weekends wreck diets

Weekends slow weight loss, researchers find


June 27, 2008 -- Is less more?

Businesses hold steady on price, offer smaller quantities to stay profitable


June 20, 2008 -- Oil or spoil?

McCain, Obama similarities on oil, gas, energy only go so far, expert suggests


June 18, 2008 -- Supreme Court Guantanamo decision

International law expert comments on status of Guantanamo Bay detainees


June 16, 2008 -- Water everywhere

Lower Midwest braces for floods


June 9, 2008 -- "Dig Czar"

Washington University plays key role in Mars mission


June 9, 2008 -- Graduates: Don't despair, says WUSTL careers expert

Finding a job involves creating the right plan


June 4, 2008 -- Antarctica's slip is showing

Data show Antarctic ice stream radiating seismically


June 3, 2008 -- More than 1,000 Okla. babies receive $1,000 for college savings

Okla. State Treasurer and Washington University in St. Louis partner through new study on children's savings accounts


June 3, 2008 -- It takes two to tango

Researchers identify proteins that make up specialized ion channels


May 2008

May 29, 2008 -- New Pentagon report shows 50% spike in PTSD cases

Dept. of Defense PTSD data highlights need for knowledge about available mental health services


May 28, 2008 -- May is Mental Health Month

Research offers clues for dealing with anxiety, childhood depression, schizophrenia


May 21, 2008 -- How green is their valley?

Phoenix mission to Mars will search for climate clues


May 15, 2008 -- Chinese earthquake

Earthquake may rattle China's hydropower plans, raising spectre of more coal-fired pollution, tighter energy markets


May 15, 2008 -- Immigrants pose no threat to the U.S. economy

In fact they may help, says a WUSTL professor


May 7, 2008 -- Peeking over your shoulder

When is it okay for employers to monitor workers?


April 2008

April 30, 2008 -- The fragility of the "American Dream"

New research reveals surprising lifetime risk of economic insecurity among Americans


April 28, 2008 -- Workaholic

Single-celled bacterium works 24-7, converting light to energy by day, moonlighting at night


April 24, 2008 -- All shook up

Midwest now worries about a different fault


April 15, 2008 -- Battling overindulgence

Control the urge to splurge - try dividing things up


April 15, 2008 -- In the mix

Research aims to produce energy on the farm


April 10, 2008 -- Globalization and trade

Don't blame free trade for a weak economy


April 8, 2008 -- Tracing origins

Technique traces origins of disease genes in mixed races


April 1, 2008 -- Ignoring 'geologic reality'

Geologist decries floodplain development


March 2008

March 31, 2008 -- We haven't yet hit bottom

Recession's root cause is consumer debt, expert says


March 19, 2008 -- Presidential politics

Current presidential campaign is becoming "hyper-racial," says expert


March 17, 2008 -- To be or not to be a lady

Gender stereotypes pose challenges for Hillary Clinton's bid for the presidency


March 12, 2008 -- Algorithm finds the network - for genes or the Internet

Math tool finds genetic communities that lead to disease


March 11, 2008 -- Domestication of the donkey

New data on timing


March 3, 2008 -- Saving the lemur

New satellite imaging research could save the lemur in Madagascar


March 3, 2008 -- Telling it like it is

Dementia diagnosis brings relief, not depression


February 2008

Feb. 27, 2008 -- Repairing the U.S. asylum system

Leading immigration law expert examines dramatic inconsistencies; cautions against drastic responses


Feb. 15, 2008 -- Try to remember

Practicing information retrieval is key to memory retention, study finds


Feb. 8, 2008 -- Earth's orbit creates more than a leap year

Leap year adjusts calendar for natural forces driving climate change


Feb. 8, 2008 -- Mammalian moonlighter

Moss protein plays role in Alzheimer's disease


Feb. 8, 2008 -- Living on "the red edge"

Bacterium sequenced the first to make rare form of chlorphyll


Feb. 4, 2008 -- Expert available to discuss proposed economic stimulus package

It's "more political than economic," says business professor


January 2008

Jan. 29, 2008 -- How money and appearance influence the political campaigns

Marketing strategies for politics


Jan. 28, 2008 -- People and the planet

Professor's video series explores all of Earth's facets


Jan. 22, 2008 -- Supreme Court to rule on patent law -- Quanta v. LG

"Patent holder had a right to sue a downstream purchaser," says patent law expert


Jan. 22, 2008 -- Discount myth exposed

Why price promotions aren't the best marketing strategy


Jan. 16, 2008 -- Solving the credit crisis

Government intervention in subprime mess rewards bad behavior, expert says


Jan. 15, 2008 -- Mixed culture

New techniques create butanol


Jan. 14, 2008 -- Cleans up nice

Washington University, two industries, team to clean up mercury emissions


Jan. 8, 2008 -- Where's the beef?

Ancient cave bears as omnivorous as modern bears, research suggests


Jan. 7, 2008 -- China's Water Warriors

China's push for hydropower dams sparking grassroots backlash, suggests new book


Jan. 7, 2008 -- Digitizing the works of a 16th-century poet

Spenser Project receives NEH Scholarly Editions Grant


Jan. 3, 2008 -- Is this any way to elect a president?

Iowa's special role in primaries may end in 2008, expert suggests


December 2007

Dec. 31, 2007 -- Helium - a rebel, a loner

Helium supplies endangered, threatening science and technology


Dec. 28, 2007 -- It's so easy being green

WUSTL expert offers 12 simple ways to live a greener lifestyle in 2008


Dec. 28, 2007 -- Hit those books

Resolving to go back to school? WUSTL dean offers tips for success


Dec. 27, 2007 -- 'She represented the hope of a fresh break'

Anthropologist who lived in Pakistan comments on Benazir Bhutto's death


Dec. 17, 2007 -- Holiday tipping

Holiday giving season complicated by shifting norms on gratuities, psychologist suggests


Dec. 17, 2007 -- Never go to a party hungry

Nutritionist offers tips to make it through the New Year without putting on pounds


Dec. 17, 2007 -- Faith in Schools?

Government should pay for religious schools, regulate what is taught, argues new book.


Dec. 13, 2007 -- Extreme environments

Return to Europa: A closer look is possible


Dec. 13, 2007 -- Promising findings for plant science

WUSTL researchers spearhead key genome initiative


Dec. 12, 2007 -- The business of technology clusters

Firms of a feather flock together - to benefit economic development


Dec. 11, 2007 -- WUSTL psychologist offers tips

Helping college students deal with stress during winter break


Dec. 10, 2007 -- Ice smoke

Hot spot on Enceladus causes plumes


Dec. 7, 2007 -- White matter

Cognitive "fog" of normal aging linked to brain system disruption


Dec. 4, 2007 -- It's electric!

Microbial fuel cells turn on the juice


Dec. 3, 2007 -- Size matters

Technique controls nanoparticle size, creates large numbers


November 2007

Nov. 26, 2007 -- Starting early

Preschool extends disadvantaged kids' years in school


Nov. 21, 2007 -- Managing the supply chain

How the Gap could have avoided entanglement with child labor


Nov. 19, 2007 -- High energy

NIH grants enable energy studies


Nov. 13, 2007 -- November is Diabetes Awareness Month

Examining and identifying psychosocial barriers to type 2 diabetes management among adolescents key to reducing risk of complications


Nov. 12, 2007 -- Nov. 19th is World Child Abuse Prevention Day

Child welfare expert offers ways to get involved in preventing child maltreatment


Nov. 12, 2007 -- Do the math

Consider supplemental math programs as holiday gift


Nov. 5, 2007 -- Search for global warming clues

Washington University Antarctica team to install seismographs


Nov. 1, 2007 -- More 'hands-on' time

Active learning to transform undergraduate education in WUSTL computer science and engineering


Nov. 1, 2007 -- A solution to social security and education funding: it's all part of the cycle of life

Bringing new meaning to student loans


October 2007

Oct. 30, 2007 -- Beauty and the Blonde:

An Exploration of American Art and Popular Culture at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum Nov. 16 to Jan. 28


Oct. 29, 2007 -- Here comes the sun

Washington University scientists analyze solar wind samples from Genesis mission


Oct. 19, 2007 -- Technology can help ease the pain when corporations change

The cozy side of IT


Oct. 16, 2007 -- Ponds made of ticky tacky

After drought, ponds "keep up with the Joneses"


Oct. 12, 2007 -- Double play

Major League Baseball: sharing revenue, not success


Oct. 4, 2007 -- Methusalah of the mammalian kingdom

Ugly duckling mole rats might hold key to longevity


Oct. 3, 2007 -- A federal holiday, but there's little reason to celebrate

History of events behind Columbus Day would likely sadden those who support "freedom and justice for all"


Oct. 1, 2007 -- Folding through looping

Engineers study brain folding in higher mammals


Oct. 1, 2007 -- Cyanide "bomb"

Genetic differences in clover make one type toxic


September 2007

Sept. 27, 2007 -- Impact of disasters on mental health

Strong community network key to successfully weathering the aftermath of a storm


Sept. 27, 2007 -- Health psychology

Children respond to "active" programs for getting fit, eating right


Sept. 25, 2007 -- New developments in autism research

Study shows autism symptoms can improve into adulthood


Sept. 24, 2007 -- Dating moon rocks from the Apollo missions, and more

Earth and planetary sciences, Chinese Academy, sign research agreement


Sept. 21, 2007 -- O.J. Simpson's legal woes - cultural, legal expert available

Case highlights the "pitfalls and possibilities of celebrity justice"


Sept. 21, 2007 -- Saggy pants laws: First Amendment expert available for comment

Are these indecent exposure laws a fad or are they here to stay?


Sept. 18, 2007 -- Can they promise safe toys?

After a toy recall, a company must over-communicate to correct sometimes conflicting public perceptions


Sept. 18, 2007 -- Universal health care - expert available for comment

Major health care proposals ignore the 'Big Leak,' says health insurance expert


Sept. 17, 2007 -- Tip of the iceberg?

Americans' love of spending money - especially on credit - could be bad news for the economy


Sept. 13, 2007 -- Restaurant moratorium would not be effective, says expert dietitian

Healthier food options are a priority


Sept. 12, 2007 -- Islands in the Stream

Ecologist reports dire devastation of snake species following major floods of '93, '95


Sept. 10, 2007 -- Coconut genetics traced by WUSTL biologist Olsen

Sept. 10, 2007 -- Fueling Fitness

Rising gasoline prices could take a bite out of America's obesity epidemic, study suggests


Sept. 4, 2007 -- Stop that chatter

Software enables 'thoroughly modern milling'


August 2007

Aug. 31, 2007 -- Politics of Fear

Senator's restroom sex scandal sheds light on "demonization" of sexual minorities, suggests clinical psychologist


Aug. 22, 2007 -- New developments in gambling addiction research

DSM-IV diagnosis applies equally well for Caucasian and African-American gamblers when combined with new assessment tool (video available)


Aug. 20, 2007 -- Escape plans

Geologist plans volcano safety for Ecuadorians


Aug. 20, 2007 -- Polluting cars could remain on the roads

New emissions testing regulation gives repair shops reasons to cheat


Aug. 15, 2007 -- No need to panic

Subprime mess isn't all bad; situation also offers opportunities


Aug. 7, 2007 -- When recalls call

Avoid one of business's pitfalls through resiliency


Aug. 2, 2007 -- Obliterated

Caves of St. Louis County in trouble


Aug. 2, 2007 -- Mars made accessible

New software enables easy access to huge Mars database


July 31, 2007 -- Courts still trusted?

Protecting free speech of state judicial candidates has not hurt court legitimacy


July 31, 2007 -- Not just another face in the crowd

Students should use common sense when posting to Facebook.com, says expert


July 31, 2007 -- Stars are born

Circumstellar space: Where chemistry happens for the very first time



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