October 29, 1998
Of note
David A. Feinberg, M.D., Ph.D., instructor of radiology, recently was named a Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Scholar and will receive a $60,000 research award. The RSNA Scholars Program facilitates research activities of young faculty members by freeing at least half of their time for a designated research project. Feinberg's project is titled "Fast MRI Scanning: Development and Clinical Evaluation." ...
William H. McAlister, M.D., professor of radiology and of pediatrics, recently received the Society for Pediatric Radiology's most distinguished honor -- the Gold Medal -- at the society's annual meeting. The award is given to pediatric radiologists who have contributed greatly to the organization and to pediatric radiology as a scientist, teacher, personal mentor and leader.
Speaking of
Pauline Kim, J.D., associate professor of law, presented a paper titled "Norms, Learning and Law: Exploring the Influences on Workers' Legal Knowledge" at the eighth annual meeting of the American Law and Economics Association held at the University of California at Berkeley. ...
Judith Mosinger Ogilvie, Ph.D., assistant research scientist at Central Institute for the Deaf (CID) and assistant professor of neurobiology, co-presented a poster session, "Trophic Factors Increase Photoreceptor Survival in rd Mouse Retinal Organ Cultures," with her CID colleagues Judy Speck and Jaclyn Lett at a meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
On assignment
Three School of Law faculty members chaired panels at the 20th annual National Association of Women Judges Conference, held Oct. 8-11 in St. Louis. Jane Aiken, J.D., professor of law, chaired a panel on "Sentencing Women Offenders: A Unique Judicial Challenge." Karen Tokarz, J.D., LL.M., professor of law and director of clinical education, chaired a panel on "Title IX at a Crossroads: Are We Winning Yet?" Tokarz also co-chaired the education committee for the conference. Susan Appleton, J.D., associate dean and professor of law, chaired a panel on "Assisted Reproduction: Legal Responses for Traditional and Non-traditional Families." St. Louis County Circuit Judge Susan Block, an adjunct professor at the law school, served as co-chair of the conference.
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