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WUSTL is top 10 in 19 disciplines  In three separate national ratings — faculty scholarly productivity, black student college graduation rates and the number of National Merit Scholars in the freshman class — Washington University ranks in the top 10. WUSTL ranks as the seventh most productive large research university as measured by the faculty's scholarly productivity, as well as ranking in the top 10 in five broad areas and 19 specific disciplines, according to Academic Analytics' Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index (FSP Index), a new quantitative method for ranking doctoral programs at research universities. 'Cosmic freezer' yields unique discovery Stardust, the NASA spacecraft mission, was given that name in hopes that the seven-year journey to capture comet samples would bring back to Earth, well, stardust. In an article in a special issue of the journal Science, Washington University researchers are the first to report that a sample they received from the mission actually does contain stardust — particles that are older than the sun. Cancer risk may increase with too much dietary protein School of Medicine researchers suggest that eating less protein may help protect against certain cancers that are not directly associated with obesity. Lean people on a long-term, low-protein, low-calorie diet or regular endurance exercisers have lower levels of growth factors and hormones linked to cancer. Pioneering Alzheimer's disease researcher Leonard Berg dies at 79 Leonard Berg, founder and former director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, died Monday, Jan. 15, following a stroke. His early work formed the foundation for the systemized assessment of dementia and detection of early onset of Alzheimer's disease now in common use. University adopts formal demonstration, disruptions policy The policy, recently reviewed by the University Council and formally adopted by the Board of Trustees, is the result of a consensus-building process that started last spring. Photos of Record - click on the photo to view a larger version and full caption
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