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Medical News: Preschoolers 'Chance Aesthetics': Major Washington People: Fagan do not outgrow depression Kemper exhibit opens Sept. 18 *# a leader in Alzheimer's research 1 H Washington University in Stlouis Sept. 10, 2009 record.wustl.edu University steps up preparations for H1N1 Visit wustl.edu/flu for latest information about the illness As students, faculty and staff Glass also recommends that return to campus this fall faculty, staff and students able to from all corners of the world, be vaccinated for the typical sea- Washington University adminis- sonal flu receive flu shots. While trators and health officials are those will not protect a person* monitoring the spread of the against the H1N1 virus, they will H1N1 (swine flu) virus and ensur- help prevent the spread of the ing the University is prepared seasonal flu and "false alarms" for should an outbreak occur on H1N1. campus. Those feeling flu-like symptoms WUSTL's Emerging Infectious are encouraged to contact their Disease Task Force — a team of primary health provider and to University administrators and stay home. Flu symptoms include: School of Medicine faculty formed • Fever last spring — meets regularly to • Cough refine the University's pandemic • Sore throat flu preparations and to keep the • Headaches GOOd etiquette goes a long Way Jacqueline Ong (left) and McDonnell International Scholars University community updated • Muscle aches. Academy member Juanyi Yu (right) listen as Scott Mclntosh, events specialist in the Career Center, with the latest information about In addition to information on explains the nuances of dining etiquette during a luncheon for the McDonnell scholars Sept. 1 in the illness. wustl.edu/flu, any significant Whittemore House.Topics covered included silverware placement, table manners and American The University has launched a changes in recommendations will vs. continental styles of eating. McDonnell scholars are international students selected on the new Web site, wustl.edu/flu, to be shared with students, parents, basis of their promise to become future leaders in academia, government, the professions or the keep the community updated and faculty, staff and others in the corporate world. The Academy provides academic, cultural and social opportunities to help the relay the latest information. community through appropriate scholars develop into future leaders knowledgeable about the United States and critical interna- "The task force, along with the ■ emergency communication chan- tional issues. Yu is a scholar at the School of Engineering & Applied Science; Ong is married to University's Crisis Management nels such as WUSTL Alerts, the Kek (Michael) Ong, a scholar at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work. Team, chaired by Steve Hoffner, University's emergency notification assistant vice chancellor for opera- system; the emergency Web site, tions, has developed a comprehen- emergency.wustl.edu; and the sive emergency management plan emergency hotline, 935-9000 or Pairing cochlear implant, hearing aid and regularly practices responding toll-free 888-234-2863. to emergencies such as pandemic Additional information about a benefits adults with hearing loss flu," said task force chair Alan serious emergency also is available Glass, M.D, assistant vice chancel- from campus media (WUTV BY GWEN ERICSON sound they heard when using both adults lose their hearing as they lor and director of the Habif Health Channel 22 and KWUR 90.3 FM) devices. age, and it may not be financially & Wellness Center. "This includes or KMOX (1120 AM), which is the Adults with severe hearing loss "It is increasingly common to or physically possible for them to assuring that health-care providers regional radio station identified for benefit from pairing a cochlear place cochlear implants in both ears undergo surgery for two cochlear have adequate supplies, informa- emergencies. implant in one ear with a hearing when patients implants. So it is important to tion and protocols and that com- WUSTL's Student Health aid in the other ear, even though have profound know if there is a benefit to using a munications are regularly updated." Services is prepared to provide the sound signals from each de- hearing loss on hearing aid plus a single cochlear Glass said faculty, students and special assistance and counseling vice are very different, according both sides, but implant." staff can reduce the risk of spread- to returning students with flu to a School of Medicine study the majority of Each of the 19 study partici- ing illnesses by covering their concerns. For more information, published in the Journal of the these bilateral pants received a cochlear implant coughs, using tissues and washing visit shs.wustl.edu. American Academy of Audiology. implants are in one ear and a hearing aid for the their hands frequently. The Centers for Disease Control The patients were better able to done in chil- other ear from WUSTL surgeons To guard against a flu outbreak and Prevention and other govern- hear spoken words and to locate dren," said lead at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The at WUSTL, more than 700 hand ment Web sites also contain useful the direction of a sound with both author Lisa participants were seen at the Adult sanitizer stations are being in- information on influenza. Visit devices turned on compared with Potts Potts, Ph.D., Cochlear Implant and Aural stalled in high-traffic areas of the cdc.gov/h 1 n 1 flu/index.htm; either device alone. Additionally, research in- Rehabilitation Division at the Danforth, North, West and pandemicflu.gov; or hhs.gov. the patients liked the fuller, richer structor in otolaryngology. "Many See Implant, Page 6 Medical campuses. See Preparation, Page 6 United Way Campaign Under Way: Needs greater than ever; Wrighton says BY JESSICA DAUES breakfast at Whittemore House. The University's goal is to Stephen raise $600,000 for the United Way. P. Zwolak, Even $1.50 — the price of a large soda — can make a The United Way of Greater St. Louis provides more executive difference in a little girl's life, said Stephen P. Zwolak, than $1 million in support each week to nearly 200 local director of executive director of the University City Children's agencies that offer an array of services, including job the Univer- Center (UCCC). counseling and training, affordable child care, disaster sity City The UCCC, with support from the United Way of relief, opportunities for exercise and recreation, and Children's Greater St. Louis, provides care for nearly 200 young much more. Center, children, Zwolak said. That includes kids from families "If you have been following the events of the last year, discusses like Tamika's, whose mother had to scrounge for coins in you know we've faced some challenging times," Wrighton the impact her car cushions to pay Tamika's reduced $20-per-week said. "While we face constraints, those in our community of United Way contri- tuition. are facing even greater constraints than we have. The butions And then there are middle-class families like needs are greater than ever." on his Elizabeth's, Zwolak said. Facing a pay reduction at his The key to success in the 2009 campaign, Wrighton organization. engineering job, Elizabeth's father was unable to afford said, is increased participation in the WUSTL commu- the UCCC's full tuition. nity. Participation in past campaigns has hovered around In both cases, United Way pitched in to provide schol- 14 percent, and the University is looking to grow that arship assistance to each family. number in 2009. "Contributions to the United Way really do funnel to WUSTL offers employees two ways to contribute: via us," Zwolak said. "We see it on a monthly basis. pledge cards, which are being sent through campus mail, "It's remarkable what they do," he said. and online using the HRMS system. With the goal of supporting the UCCC and many More than 90 cents of each dollar the United Way other community organizations, Washington University's receives is given to a United Way agency to benefit the 2009 United Way campaign began Sept. 2 with a kickoff See Campaign, Page 2 WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL LIBRARY 3 2201 20362 7589 2 RECORD WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS Wihl to be installed as the Lewin Distinguished Professor in the Humanities BY SUSAN "His reputation as a scholar largest single gifts in Rice's history banking, venture capital and legal — "The Contingency of Theory, KlLLENBERG McGlNN and administrator is well-known, in the amount of $20 million for professions. Pragmatism, Expressivism, and and his interest in strengthening the recruitment of star faculty. Prior to joining Rice, Wihl was Deconstruction" and "Ruskin and Gary S. Wihl, Ph.D., who our academic departments and His principal accomplishments at Emory University, where he was the Rhetoric of Infallibility" — joined Washington University interdisciplinary programs is most included the establishment of a professor of English and acting and co-editor of two collections of July 1 as dean of the faculty of welcome. I am thrilled that Gary new doctoral program in art dean of the Graduate School of essays. Arts & Sciences, will be installed as and his wife, Sarah, have joined history in collaboration with Arts and Sciences for more than He has received numerous the Hortense and Tobias Lewin the Washington University com- Houston's major art museums; two years.