Buckingham co-founder and wealth adviser Stuart Zimmerman and his family recently received the Netzach Award from the local chapter of American Jewish Committee, a global Jewish advocacy group. It’s given annually to a family that exemplifies commitment to social justice, leadership, volunteerism
Dr. Marcus Raichle, professor of radiology at Washington University School of Medicine, is one of only three scientists worldwide to receive this year’s Kavli Prize in Neuroscience. Awarded by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, it recognizes groundbreaking work in advancing the frontiers of cognitive neuroscience. Raichle’s pioneering research helped develop positron emission technology (PET) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), both used to visualize mental activity in the human brain. His work may one day aid in early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Raichle has been with Washington University 43 years and will share the $1 million prize with researchers from McGill University in Quebec and University College London.
Ladue resident Sarah Romine recently published her first novel, Ghost Light, about a young woman who moves to Los Angeles to become an actress—and encounters a cast of eccentric characters. “It’s essentially a coming-of-age tale and a noir ‘whodunit,’ combining elements of mystery, romance, humor and adventure,” explains the author. It’s available at amazon.com.
Are you attractive, charismatic and hoping to find true love—on reality TV? An open casting call for The Bachelor takes place between 4 and 8 p.m. June 27 in the sixth-floor ballroom at Four Seasons Hotel. Male and female applicants can meet with producers to vie for a future role in the popular ABC series. St. Louisans Trista Sutter Rehn and Danielle Ronco previously have been cast for the show, and Rehn actually met her husband on The Bachelorette.
Now there’s a way to hold the history of St. Louis in the palm of your hand. STL Lost & Found, a digital audio tour packaged in a hand-held device, features vivid accounts of the city’s past, as well as information about today’s top attractions. Tour segments, which can be played and repeated in any order, include information about seminal figures such as Pierre Laclede, Mark Twain, Dred Scott, Henry Shaw and Stan Musial, and fascinating facts about the Gateway Arch, Mississippi River, Citygarden, Ballpark Village and other attractions. It’s available for $15.95 at the Convention & Visitors Commission downtown, the Missouri History Museum gift shop and select stores.
Pictured: Zimmerman family