Realizing the dream Members of the University's Visions Choir perform as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Celebration Jan. 21 in Graham Chapel. View in full

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Newly approved; Parkinson's treatment available

Deep brain stimulation for patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Jan. 14, is available from University physicians at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

The implanted device, made by Medtronic Inc., delivers continuous, high-frequency electrical stimulation to a particular region of the brain in order to disrupt brain signals that otherwise cause disabling symptoms. Full story

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Campus Y - 'a haven for students' - turns 90

Although the Campus Y has been active at the University since 1911, its mission has changed little since its founding.

"The Y has maintained its same vision and purpose -- student-led programming aimed at meeting the needs of our community," said Donna Chapa Crowe, director of the Campus Y. "What has changed is that there is a much larger infrastructure on campus to support students' concerns and needs." Full story

Genome project conference to bring renowned experts

The Human Genome Project has raised profound legal, ethical, medical and policy issues. "The Human Genome Project: Expanding the Conversation" at the University's schools of Law and Medicine Jan. 28-29 will assemble scholars from widely divergent disciplines to examine the genomics revolution.

This centerpiece conference is one of four components of the yearlong program "Law and the Human Genome Project: Research, Medicine, and Commerce," co-sponsored by the School of Law's Center for Interdisciplinary Studies and the School of Medicine. Full story

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Assembly Series spring lectures begin with Dyson

Dyson

Cultural critic and writer Michael Eric Dyson will be the first of 13 speakers featured in the Spring 2002 Assembly Series schedule.

The speakers will address a wide range of subjects, including U.S. foreign policy, the Underground Railroad, racial and cultural issues in America, sex and intimate relationships, the science of laughter, and nautical archaeology.

Unless otherwise noted, all Assembly Series events take place at 11 a.m. on Wednesdays in Graham Chapel and are free and open to the public. Full story