Karen L. Wooley, Ph.D.
Her nanoparticle research has many applications
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Is
celecoxib a safer alternative for preventing
pre-term labor?
One of the established treatments to prevent pre-term delivery is indomethacin, a drug used to slow uterine contractions and delay delivery. But indomethacin is associated with severe side effects. Full story Book, documentary chronicle dinosaur discovery quest It"s not unusual that a movie follows the publication of a popular book. But Josh Smith, Ph.D., assistant professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences, finds himself in an enviable and rare position. The Lost Dinosaurs of Egypt, a book about his remarkable research expedition -- which included the discovery of a new genus of dinosaur -- hit bookstores the week of Sept. 16 with an initial printing of 100,000. The "movie" follows at 8 p.m. Oct. 8, when cable television network A&E will show a two-hour documentary of the book"s contents. Full story |
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Shoes for less-fortunate children aim of staff member's program You can see it first in their eyes. Then, as the smiles gradually cross their small faces, you think that, yes, this is indeed a good thing. Elinor Nelson sees those reactions quite often. Nelson, a grants specialist in sponsored projects accounting, has started a nonprofit organization called 2000 Feet Inc. The goal is to put brand-new shoes on as many underprivileged children in the St. Louis area as possible. Full story
Quick, name the past six chancellors of the University. Jean Gaines can. And not only can she name them, she knew them all personally. Gaines recently retired from the University after 55 years of service under, in order, Nobel laureate Arthur Holly Compton, Ethan A.H. Shepley, Carl Tolman, Thomas Eliot, William H. Danforth and current Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. Full story |
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