Author: Jessica Daues

Photo by Robert Boston

He was professor of medicine for 22 years.

The football team (1-1) suffered its first setback of the season in a 48-7 loss at No. 25 Wheaton College Sept. 16. The loss snapped the Bears’ six-game road winning streak, and its six-game overall winning streak dating back to last season.

Visitors walking up the Brookings Hall steps have a new sight greeting them just before passing through the archway to the Danforth Campus — a plaza, complete with benches, a fountain and a planter.

Photo by Joe AngelesThe WUSTL Bear congratulates Chancellor Emeritus William H. Danforth at the conclusion of the Sept. 17 ceremony in Graham Chapel officially naming the Danforth Campus. Harold T. Shapiro, Ph.D., president emeritus and professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University, gave the keynote address. For more on the day’s events, click here or go online to danforthcampus.wustl.edu.

University Police recently issued the following crime alert. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. On Sept. 11 around 11:30 p.m., a suspect approached […]

Jacob Schaefer, Ph.D., the Charles Allen Thomas Professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences, has received a one-year, $420,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for research titled “Solid-State NMR Analysis of Chain Packing and Dynamics in Polycarbonates.” … Karen L. Wooley, Ph.D., the Barbara and David Thomas Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences, has received a one-year, $212,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for research titled “Synthetic Methodology Development, Utilizing the Physical and Chemical Manipulation of Discrete Nanoscale Objects.” … Luis H. Zayas, Ph.D., the Shanti K. Khinduka Distinguished Professor of Social Work, has received a five-year, $1,733,337 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health for research titled “Sociocultural Processes in Latina Suicide Attempts.” … Elliot L. Elson, Ph.D., the Alumni Endowed Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, was named to the 2007 class of Society Fellows by the Biophysical Society for his pioneering and influential work in biophysics and for significantly extending the understanding of the dynamics of biological macromolecules, cells and tissues; and for his development of novel techniques to study these systems. … Jane Phillips-Conroy, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology and in the Department of Anthropology, has received grants from the Leakey Foundation and the National Geographical Society to undertake field research on hybrid baboons of eastern and central Zambia (2006-07) and funding from the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research for a conference entitled “Evolutionary Anthropology at the Interface”, to be held in New York in 2007.

The exhibition focuses on the creation of Eyes on the Prize, from Henry Hampton’s early efforts to its highly successful premiere broadcast on PBS 20 years ago, and the influence the series still has today.

As the Danforth Campus dedication ceremony nears, longtime friends and colleagues share personal anecdotes about Chancellor Emeritus William H. Danforth and his late wife, Elizabeth (Ibby).

Photo by David Kilper’Retired’ Chancellor Danforth continues to work for the community.