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When it comes to charitable giving, details matter. A new project by Cynthia Cryder, PhD, assistant professor of marketing at Olin Business School, finds that when charitable organizations approach potential donors with a more detailed description of the charity, donors give more.
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Despite the separation of church and state, religion plays a significant role in political debate. Gregory P. Magarian, JD, free speech and election law expert and professor of law, says that certain forms of religious argument pose a meaningful threat to democracy, but restricting these arguments would be an even larger threat to U.S. political culture.
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Distinguished Visiting Scholar Jock Soto leads a master class for advanced ballet students Oct. 26 in the Annelise Mertz Dance Studio in Mallinckrodt Student Center. Soto, an internationally acclaimed former principal dancer for the New York City Ballet, was in-residence with the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences Oct. 23-30.
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Keith Hruska, MD, began his term as president of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR), Sept. 20, at the society’s 2011 Annual Meeting in San Diego. ASBMR is the world’s leading scientific organization for bone health research.
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6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1
“Overcoming Speech Anxiety.” Free service for all currently enrolled WUSTL undergraduate and graduate students and faculty. Eads Hall, Rm. 109. Registration required at writing@artsci.wustl.edu.
(314) 935-4981.
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The annual health open enrollment period for the health/dental or dental-only plans, the health- and child-care flex spending plans, the Health Savings Account and the Retirement Medical Savings Account begins today and continues through Nov. 30. Enrollments and changes to these plans will be effective Jan. 1, 2012.
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Discovering unremembered, unspoken history. FULL STORY
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The football team opened University Athletic Association play with a 14-7 win at Carnegie Mellon Oct. 28. The Bears (5-3, 1-0 UAA) continue conference play at home at noon Saturday, Nov. 5, against Case Western Reserve University.
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