Volume 26, No. 4, September 14, 2001
World Trade Center, Pentagon attacks:
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 Victor T. Le Vine, Ph.D., professor of political science in Arts & Sciences, and Carol S. North, M.D., professor of psychiatry at the School of Medicine, speak at a news conference Tuesday morning. |
Wrighton: 'Uphold the utmost respect'Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton said the University is doing all it can to help students effectively deal with Tuesday's tragedy. "Our sympathies go out to those affected by these attacks, and to those members of the University community who share our great concern for the safety and well-being of their family, friends and classmates who live and work in these cities," Wrighton said. |
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Wrighton, Fields reach out at vigilA candlelight vigil was held in Brookings Quadrangle Tuesday night that allowed students, faculty and staff to come together to reflect on the day's tragic events. Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and Wayne Fields, Ph.D., the Lynne Cooper Harvey Distinguished Professor in English and director of American cultures studies, both in Arts & Sciences, were among the faculty and student speakers at the ceremony. Wrighton's and Fields' remarks follow. |
Blood donation informationIn the wake of Tuesday's tragedies, there will be an urgent need for blood donations for weeks to come. Upcoming blood drives on campus: Oct. 1: Noon-5 p.m., the Gargoyle, Mallinckrodt Student Center Oct. 2: 3-8 p.m., Friedman Lounge, Wohl Student Center Oct. 3: 3-8 p.m., Friedman Lounge, Wohl Student Center Oct. 4: Noon-5 p.m., the Gargoyle, Mallinckrodt Student Center Oct. 29: Noon-5 p.m., the Gargoyle, Mallinckrodt Student Center Oct. 30: Noon-5 p.m., the Gargoyle, Mallinckrodt Student Center Oct. 31: 3-8 p.m., Friedman Lounge, Wohl Student Center Nov. 1: 3-8 p.m., Friedman Lounge, Wohl Student Center If you would like to receive additional information, as it is available, about future blood drives accessible to the University community during the coming weeks, please e-mail community_service@wustl.edu and ask to be added to the Blood Drive Announcement List. You may also consider making a monetary donation to the American Red Cross to support its disaster assistance efforts. Donations can be mailed to American Red Cross, 4050 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108, or American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013. |
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PET proves best for revealing spread of cervical cancerBy Darrell E. Ward Physicians at the School of Medicine and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center of the medical school and Barnes-Jewish Hospital have found evidence that positron emission tomography (PET) is more accurate than the current standard, computed tomography (CT), in determining whether cervical cancer has spread to other areas of the body.Their results were published in the Sept. 1 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. "Our study shows that PET is the most accurate imaging method presently
available for identifying secondary tumors in patients with cervical
cancer," said Perry Grigsby, M.D., professor of radiation oncology at
the medical school's Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology and first author
of the study. |
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Wooley receives Cope scholar awardBy Tony Fitzpatrick Karen L. Wooley, Ph.D., professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences, has been awarded the 2002 Arthur C. Cope Young Scholar Award, sponsored by the American Chemical Society (ACS). The annual awards, this year given to two chemists age 35 or younger
before April 30, 2002, are highly prestigious accomplishments in the
field of organic chemistry. They are given to recognize and encourage
excellence in organic chemistry.
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Holten, Ph.D., professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences, adjusts
lenses in his sophisticated Louderman Hall laser laboratory. Using photosynthesis
as their model, Holten and his collaborators are testing molecular electronic
switches. |
Superexchange in molecular electronic switch broadens possibilitiesUsing photosynthesis as their model, chemists at Washington University, North Carolina State University and the University of California, Riverside, have tested molecular electronic switches that turn the flow of light energy on and off. Taking molecules called porphyrins that are related to the green chlorophyll
pigments of photosynthesis, the chemists have studied many different
arrays, or alignments of molecules. In molecular electronic wires, light
energy absorbed by an input molecule at one end is transmitted from
one molecule to another until the final output molecule emits light.
To make a molecular optoelectronic switch, a unique molecular component
is attached and, when activated, accepts and dissipates the energy,
turning off the light emission.
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