Author: Jessica Daues

An investigation of the letters of Isabella Gardner, a gifted but somewhat forgotten poet of the mid-20th century, brought Dutch scholar Marian Janssen to Washington University Libraries’ Isabella Gardner Papers. Janssen returns to WUSTL to discuss her biography of Gardner, titled Not at All What One Is Used To: The Life and Times of Isabella Gardner, at 4 p.m. Friday, April 29, in Olin Library’s Ginkgo Reading Room.

Senior Renee Kramer has been awarded this year’s Rabbi Ferdinand M. Isserman Prize. The Isserman prize recognizes a WUSTL student who has made a significant contribution in leadership and service to ecumenical or interfaith activities, both on campus and in the wider community.

John A. Cooper, MD, PhD, professor of cell biology and physiology, has received a four-year, $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for research titled “Actin and Microtubule-Based Mechanisms for Functions of NK Lymphoid Cells.” … Regina F. Frey, PhD, director of The Teaching Center and professor of the practice in chemistry in […]

WUSTL recycled 556,623 pounds of waste this spring to rank in the top 5 percent nationally — No. 15 out of 363 schools — in the annual RecycleMania contest’s Gorilla category. WUSTL also increased its diversion rate — or percentage of total waste recycled or reused — by nearly 10 percent and reduced the total waste produced by 4.5 pounds per person during the competition.

To help ensure the university community is prepared in the event of an earthquake, a voluntary earthquake drill will be held for all WUSTL faculty, staff and students at 10:15 a.m. Thursday, April 28. The drill is a part of the 2011 Great Central U.S. ShakeOut, organized by the Central United States Earthquake Consortium.

The Women’s Society honored the legacy of two of the university’s most revered women — Harriet K. Switzer and the late Elizabeth Gray Danforth — at its annual meeting April 13. The society presented the Harriet K. Switzer Leadership Award and the Elizabeth Gray Danforth Scholarship to three exemplary college students at the Women’s Building Formal Lounge.

A mobile application called Course Monkey, which allows students to browse the WUSTL course listings quickly and easily on their iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, now is available at the Apple App Store.

WUSTL has received a four-year, $550,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to preserve Henry Hampton’s award-winning civil rights documentary Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965 as well as Hampton’s complete, unedited interviews recorded on film for the documentary.

Of note Jeffrey G. Catalano, PhD, assistant professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences, has received a five-year, $460,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for research titled “Nanoscale Mineral Transformations During Biochemical Cycling and the Fate of Trace Elements and Nutrients.” … Jeff Gill, PhD, professor of political science in Arts […]

WUSTL will celebrate Earth Day Friday, April 22, and many sustainability-themed events are planned for the week of April 18-23 throughout the Danforth and Medical campuses, including an owl walk, bike ride, Low-Carbon Cook-Off and Green Cup awards ceremony.