The Department of Sociology in Arts & Sciences is relaunching after nearly 25 years. Chair Steve Fazzari, PhD, discusses the winding path that brought the university to this point and the road ahead. Plus, learn about the new faculty coming on board.
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Studying mice, scientists at the School of Medicine have identified a neural circuit in the retina that carries signals enabling the eye to detect movement. The finding could help in efforts to build artificial retinas for people who have suffered vision loss.
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Chenyang Lu, PhD, of the School of Engineering & Applied Science, has been named the inaugural Fullgraf Professor. He was installed at a ceremony held on campus in March.
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Marie Cendrine Taris, assistant to the chair of the Department of Mathematics in Arts & Sciences, died after a sudden illness Tuesday, June 2, at St. Mary’s Health Center in Richmond Heights. She was 46.
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Fair Saint Louis will be held July 2-4 in Forest Park. In the spirit of community partnership, and given the proximity of the park to campus, Washington University is sponsoring Fair Saint Louis by again providing access to several campus parking areas during the fair, beginning at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, July 2.
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People, places and events through the WashU lens
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Noon Tuesday, June 23
Knight Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center update
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Noon Wednesday, June 24
‘Creating an Elevator Speech for Networking’
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11 a.m. Thursday, June 25
High School Summer Institute presentations
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4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 25
Applied Health Behavior Research open house
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The Brown School’s Molly Metzger, PhD, and recent graduate Andrew Brown write in the St. Louis American about changes needed to improve options for those eligible for Section 8 housing.
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Annual parking permits expire June 30. Prices for red, yellow, blue, brown, green, North Campus, Bearly Drivers, official business and evening permits have increased for the 2015-16 school year. The price for other permits hasn’t changed. Permits can be renewed online or at the Parking and Transportation Services office on North Campus.
The St. Louis Children’s Hospital staff garage entrance and exit along Duncan Avenue reopened yesterday, and the garage entrance and exit along Newstead Avenue closed and is expected to remain closed for six weeks. Newstead Avenue remains open.
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Four students in Arts & Sciences, one of whom also earned a degree from Olin Business School, received the U.S. State Department’s Critical Language Scholarship and are attending language institutes this summer.
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