You may have missed the boat for this Halloween, but any time is a good time to get your kids a book about St. Louis. Local author Carolyn Mueller recently published Saint Louis Boo! about haunted houses in the Gateway City, pictured above. Illustrators are Chris Sharp and Chris Grant.
Samuel Achifelu, Ph.D., a scientist at W.U. School of Medicine, has been named the first recipient of a Breast Cancer Research Program Distinguished Investigator Award from the U.S. Department of Defense. It comes with a $4.5 million grant to support his research on using light to activate drugs and the immune system as a more effective way to treat breast cancer.
Bravo to Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation for its recent $60 million donation to fight hunger here and around the globe. The pledge is in celebration of the company’s 60th anniversary and will benefit the areas where Enterprise does business, from St. Louis to France.
Congratulations to Dr. Ujjwal Ramtekkar, child psychiatrist with Compass Health, on being named recipient of the 2016 National Association of Mental Illness Exemplary Psychiatrist award. Dr. Ramtekkar serves on the boards of NAMI, Provident and Our Little Haven.
Countertenor Terry Barber has a new album up for six Grammys. Christmas Presence, a collection of holiday music, is being considered in the same category with work from Barbra Streisand and Josh Groban. Barber, a former member of the well known a capella group Chanticleer, also founded Artists for a Cause. The nonprofit supports artists who serve community needs and recently opened its second office in St. Louis’ .ZACK Arts Incubator.
