Author: Jessica Daues

The University’s updated Web site recently went online, replacing the previous design that had been used for about three years. Visit the page at wustl.edu.

The policy, recently reviewed by the University Council and formally adopted by the Board of Trustees, is the result of a consensus-building process that started last spring.

The No. 24 men’s basketball team improved to 10-1 overall with two victories last week.

Ramesh Agarwal, Ph.D., the William Palm Professor of Engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, has received a three-year, $219,232 grant from the National Science Foundation for research titled “Projects in Complex Fluids and Their Applications.” Agarwal also received the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ 2006 Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award, which honors outstanding achievement in mechanical engineering by someone 20 years following graduation. In addition, Agarwal has been named a fellow of the World Innovation Foundation. … David A. Peters, Ph.D., chair of mechanical and aerospace engineering and the McDonnell Douglas Professor of Engineering, and graduate students Antonio Hsieh (SEAS) and Almudena Torrero (Saint Louis University) received the Best Paper on Aerodynamics Award at the 62nd Annual Forum of the American Helicopter Society International, held last May in Phoenix. … Karen O’Malley, Ph.D., professor of neurobiology, received the Service Award from the Washington University Academic Women’s Network (AWN). Jack Ladenson, Ph.D., the Oree M. Carroll and Lillian B. Ladenson Professor of Clinical Chemistry in Pathology and Immunology and professor of clinical chemistry in medicine, received the AWN Mentor Award. Angela Reiersen, a post-doctoral research scholar in the Department of Psychiatry, and Jennifer Boland, who graduated from the School of Medicine in May, were each awarded the AWN Student Leadership Award. The awards recognize the individual’s support and leadership in service to or advancement of women in the community. … Eric T. Choi, M.D., assistant professor of surgery and of radiology, was named the 2006 Wylie Scholar in Academic Vascular Surgery by the Pacific Vascular Research Foundation. He receives a $150,000, three-year grant to continue his independent scientific investigations into arteriovenous access complications in patients undergoing hemodialysis due to kidney failure.

Jan. 1-17 Jan. 3 4:32 p.m. — The WUSTL accounting department reports that six fraudulent Washington University checks were cashed at various Wal-Mart stores during the Christmas break. User information recorded on the checks was falsified. Jan. 5 2:06 p.m. — The victim, a visiting actor from New York, had approximately $50 taken from his jacket, which had been hanging in the men’s dressing room in the performing arts area. The dressing room is not secured, but is only accessible by the spiral staircase into the backstage area of the theater Jan. 16 12:13 p.m. — A student lost a package in Wohl Student Center between 5 p.m. Jan. 11 and 10 a.m. Jan 12. 3:45 p.m. — A stolen student ID card was used to purchase food items between between 3-10 p.m. Jan. 14. Total loss is estimated at $50. University Police also responded to one report each of parking violation, auto accident, judicial violation, false fire alarm, leaving the scene of an accident and larceny.

Courtesy PhotoThe Guiding Star is given to a clinical staff member who models clinical excellence and professionalism, among other qualities.

Oscar P. Chilson, Ph.D., adjunct instructor and professor emeritus of biology in Arts & Sciences, died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2006, after a brief illness. He was 73.

The Jan. 10-11 conference will include updates on the latest funding trends from federal agencies, and informative sessions for academic researchers on research policies, practices and opportunities.

The men’s basketball team shot 74.1 percent in the second half to claim the 23rd Annual Lopata Classic with an 81-65 win against Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Dec. 2 at the Field House.

Claudia Daugherty, coordinator of the nonprofit management master’s degree program in University College in Arts & Sciences, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006, at her home in Wildwood, Mo.