March 16, 2000
Campus quiz: These lamps shed light on what part of the Medical Campus?
Answer below.
New in cyberspace
You might have noticed the University's new redesigned Web page, which was developed by a task force with a charge from Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. Shirley K. Baker, vice chancellor for information technology and dean of University libraries, chaired the group, which spent a year redesigning and developing the site.
The Web site gets more than 1 million hits per week, with 40 percent of those coming from outside the University. The University's 10,000-plus Web pages serve prospective and current students, faculty, staff, parents, alumni, community members, visitors and the media. Users can register for courses, renew library books or apply for jobs through the site.
The Web task force will continue to help shape the University's Web presence and growth. Feedback from the University community about the site is always welcome. Click on the comments link at the bottom of the home page to access a screen for making suggestions.
New outreach service
The Saturday Neighborhood Health Center, operated by students at the School of Medicine and the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, has added diagnosis and treatment of skin problems to its services with the help of Michael Heffernan, M.D., instructor in dermatology. The clinic offers free health care services on a walk-in basis to adults who have no health insurance.
Head count
With strong support from local communities, colleges and universities across the country are making unprecedented efforts to encourage students to fill out their U.S. Census forms, according to USA Today. The efforts stem from lessons learned following the 1990 Census, when many college communities missed out on millions of dollars in federal aid because students failed to fill out their forms.
Did you know?
Washington University's School of Medicine ranked third among the nation's medical schools in the amount of grant support received from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 1999 -- up from fourth the year before. The University received $225.6 million in research funding, after Johns Hopkins University ($255.3 million) and the University of Pennsylvania ($238.4 million). The NIH supports numerous basic and clinical research projects aimed at understanding or treating a variety of diseases, including cancer, heart disease and AIDS.
Answer: These handsome lights brighten the way for people entering the School of Medicine's North Building.
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