With an entirely hairless body, buckteeth and vast wrinkles, the naked mole rat is not winning the animal kingdom beauty pageant anytime soon.
But these bald rodents serve a greater purpose than starring on the TV show “Kim Possible.” Inside its eerie pink exterior may lie the key to better understanding how mammals age, according to biology lecturer Stan Braude.
Lesbian, Gay, Genderqueer, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual.
Each of these words and their definitions, displayed in bold, were posted onto halls, stairways and bulletin boards marking the start of LGBTQIA Awareness Week as part of campaign to foster understanding and communal growth.
With a large percentage of its student body regularly drinking alcohol, Washington University has lacked a true answer to the problem of drunk driving. In the last two years, two groups have emerged offering different solutions.
The first is CHEERS (Creatively Helping to Establish and Ensure an Educated and Responsible Society), whose members are dedicated to providing incentives for designated drivers, including free non-alcoholic beverages in certain St.
Last week, Washington University acquired eight acres of land that was formally owned by the Christian Brothers College (CBC) in Clayton.
The University has not yet announced any developmental plans for the CBC land, but the land is expected to be used for intramural and club sport practices.
One day after opening its door to registration, Dance Marathon executives looked at a list that had already reached the triple digits.
Within 24 hours, 233 people became “licensed to dance” in the 12-hour fundraiser, Dance Marathon.
Although the majority of the dancers are students, faculty and alumni are also eligible to register.
“One day, 12 locations, countless lives saved,” boast fliers posted throughout campus urging students everywhere to donate their time and their blood in the campus-wide drive on Tuesday.
Students and faculty alike can give blood at any of the 12 sites, including selected academic buildings on main campus, residential areas such as the Village House and Wohl Center and locations on North and West Campus.
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