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Law school honors 5 at medallion ceremony The School of Law recently honored five faculty members who hold chaired professorships at a recent medallion ceremony at the St. Louis Club. Full story More Stories
				Cell phone radiation doesn't cause cancer in lab rats, study shows Roti Roti The research team exposed rats to the two most common types of cell phone radiation for four hours a day, five days a week for two years. The research team exposed rats to the two most common types of cell phone radiation for four hours a day, five days a week for two years. "We tried to mimic a high level of exposure that humans might experience," says study leader Joseph L. Roti Roti, Ph.D., professor of radiation oncology, of biochemistry and molecular biophysics and of cell biology and physiology. "We found no statistically significant increases in any tumor type, including brain, liver, lung or kidney, compared to the control group." Full story Roediger elected president of American Psychological Society Roediger Henry L. "Roddy" Roediger III, chair and professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences, has been elected president of the American Psychological Society (APS), the leading organization of academic psychologists in the United States. APS has more than 14,000 members and publishes three highly regarded journals. It is recognized in Washington, D.C., as a leading voice in support of psychological science. Full story				Recent University graduate Emily Fredrix, media coordinator for Steve Fossett's flight, leads a news conference. Students help Fossett complete journey Fossett Barry Tobias grabbed a sheet of paper that the Mission Control fax machine had just printed out and hurriedly walked it over to the media area on the other side of Brookings Hall, Room 300, where a news conference was in progress. From Tobias, an engineering student serving as assistant air traffic control coordinator, the paper was passed through a chain of hands until it landed in front of Mission Control Director Joe Ritchie, who, along with other flight team members, was seated before a throng of reporters and television cameras. Full story HHMI grant to promote enhancement of biology The University is the recipient of a grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) intended to enhance undergraduate biology education, graduate teaching skills and the incorporation of emerging scientific disciplines into undergraduate biology education. Undergraduate biology education is in the midst of a revolution, and 44 research universities will receive $80 million from HHMI to help them address the challenges of a rapidly changing and increasingly interdisciplinary science. Full story

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