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 |  HIGH RANKS: The School of Medicine is tied for second in the nation, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report graduate and professional rankings. In all, U.S. News has ranked 18 of the University's graduate and professional programs in the top 10 of their respective fields.
PROTECTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Bridging the gaps between the industrial and developing worlds in the complex, burgeoning area of intellectual property law is the focus of the School of Law's LL.M. degree in intellectual property—one of only eight such programs in the United States.
PHILOSOPHICALLY FACING DEATH: The shadow of death won't stop English professor David Hadas from teaching. After two surgeries to remove colon cancer, Professor Hadas decided to forgo chemotherapy treatments so he could continue teaching. To him, a life without teaching is hardly a life worth extending.
Research
ARTIFICIAL DISC REPLACEMENT: Almost everyone will develop cervical disc disease at some point. University physicians are testing a treatment that involves replacing a diseased spinal disc in the neck with an artificial one.
GENE MAP MILESTONE: University researchers and other members of the International Human Genome Consortium have completed the Human Genome Project more than two years ahead of schedule. Knowing the order of the genetic building blocks will help scientists learn more about human development and disorders, perhaps launching a new age of discovery that will transform human health.
SPEED LIMIT: A University astrophysicist is disputing the claim that measurements of light bending are useful for determining the speed of gravity.
Features
 COUCH BABOONS: Sure, the food you eat is important, but when it comes to the risk of obesity and diabetes, food may be less important than exercise. An international team of researchers studying baboons in Africa conclude a lack of exercise can have a significant negative impact.
INCLUSION, NOT EXCLUSION: The Internet began with an idealistically democratic ethos, promoting equal access for all. As Web sites become increasingly glitzy, they are more difficult, if not impossible, for blind users to navigate. School of Art students have created some of the first Web sites showcasing improved accessibility with the latest technology.
WAR CRIMES: The war in Iraq could hamper the prosecution of the Iraqi regime, making effective and legitimate war crimes prosecutions much more difficult. Law professor Leila Sadat considers three options for bringing justice to Iraq.
Heard on Campus
"In a research university, the humanities are sometimes the thing that is needed to keep science from becoming inhuman."
- Garry Wills, Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian, at the April 1 Assembly Series lecture
Kudos
One holds a Nobel Prize; another 13 Gold Gloves -- they will be among the six recipients of honorary degrees when Washington University holds its spring commencement exercises on Friday, May 16, in Brookings Quadrangle. The honorary degrees to be conferred are: Madeleine K. Albright, former U.S. secretary of state, doctor of humanities; Herman N. Eisen, professor emeritus in the Department of Biology at MIT, doctor of science; Douglass C. North, Spencer T. Olin Professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University and co-recipient of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, doctor of science; Ozzie Smith, retired St. Louis Cardinals shortstop and holder of 13 Gold Gloves for his defensive skills, doctor of humanities; William P. Stiritz, former head of Ralston Purina Company, doctor of humanities; and Blanche M. Touhill, chancellor emeritus at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, doctor of humanities. Read more!
Announcements
Planning to attend Undergraduate Reunion Weekend 2003? For more information about the activities scheduled for May 15 - 18, see the Reunion site.
The School of Medicine's Reunion 2003 is May 8 - 10. For a complete schedule and online registration, visit the Medical Alumni Reunion site.
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