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Washington University in St. Louis

Oct. 18, 2002 Vol. 27, No. 8
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McManis installed as 1st Green professor of law

Charles R. McManis, J.D., was installed as the first Thomas and Karole Green Professor of Law in a Sept. 26 ceremony in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom in Anheuser-Busch Hall. Full story

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United Way fundraising BBQ
Cue the 'cue

Blue Zone mechanics Bill Jones (left) and Wendall Post get bratwursts from fellow Blue Zone mechanic Brian Gaddy during the lunch hours at a recent United Way fundraising barbecue sponsored by the Department of Facilities and Planning. View in full

Science outreach receives grant to enhance teaching

Macias
Macias
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Science Outreach Office in Arts & Sciences a five-year, $6.5 million grant to enhance science and mathematics teaching in St. Louis schools.

The program is called the St. Louis Inner Ring Cooperative (SIRC). Designed to meet the challenges set forth by President Bush in the No Child Left Behind Act, SIRC will help teachers meet the needs of students performing below their peers in science and math. Full story

Dean Greenbaum on the set of KETC
Gettin' biz(y)

Olin School of Business Dean Stuart I. Greenbaum, Ph.D. (right), sits down on the set of Stl Biz, a new weekly business show on KETC-TV Channel 9, before he gets "miked" by a stage manager. View in full

Parkinson's insight
Naturally occurring coenzyme slows the decline, preliminary study finds


Perlmutter
Perlmutter
A national clinical trial with 80 Parkinson's disease patients has found that high dosages of a naturally occurring compound, coenzyme Q10, may slow patients' progressive clinical deterioration by as much as 44 percent.

The greatest benefit was seen in everyday activities such as feeding, dressing, bathing and walking. Full story

MasterCard considering magnetic fingerprinting system

Indeck
Indeck
MasterCard International is testing a system developed by University engineers that is meant to detect counterfeit credit cards by reading a unique magnetic "fingerprint" on the stripes of credit cards and other objects that carry magnetic information.

The system -- called "Magneprint" -- was invented by Ronald Indeck, Ph.D., the Das Family Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering. Indeck is the director of the Center for Security Technologies at the University. Full story


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