Author: Jessica Daues

Washington University Libraries’ Film & Media Archive has partnered with the University of Hawaii-West Oahu to preserve and digitize an interview with African-American poet and journalist Frank Marshall Davis. Also preserved were photographs, news clippings and poetry readings by Davis, which along with the interview make up the Frank Marshall Davis Collection, a new addition to the holdings of the Film & Media Archive.

Elizabeth Brunt, M.D., Francesc Ferrer, Ph.D., Sophia E. Hayes and more…

Twenty-six staff members retired from WUSTL this past year, and each received a commendation from Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and a walnut plaque featuring the University seal and the number of years of his or her service.

Shredding paper helps WUSTL’s recycling efforts. Through the University’s contractor, Shred-it, WUSTL recycles more than 725,000 pounds of paper; this is 125,000 pounds more than WUSTL recycles through its mixed-paper collection

Washington University Libraries has received a $376,426 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for “The St. Louis Freedom Suits Legal Encoding Project” — one of the largest grants ever received by the University Libraries.

Photo by Robert BostonJames Kemp, M.D., professor of pediatrics, seeks the roots of kids’ sleep disorders and sudden infant deaths.

Photo by Mary ButkusMark Bagby (center), University emergency coordinator, monitors a fire drill Sept. 29 at Simon Hall as students, faculty and staff gather outside the Francis Field gates. The drill was held to test Olin Business School’s emergency planning efforts and in anticipation of this week’s National Fire Prevention Week Oct. 5-9.

The women’s golf team feels no extra pressure even though it is a “newbie” in one of the most elite athletics programs in the nation. Instead, in their second season as a varsity sport, the Bears have measured up against the best in the nation.

The deadline for Diversity and Inclusion Grant applications, offered by the Coordinating Council for Diversity Initiatives, is Oct. 15.

Photo by Joe AngelesThe green roof on the South 40 House.An environmentally friendly “green roof” — containing grass, native plants and approximately 110,000 pounds of soil — opened last week at the South 40 House on Washington University in St. Louis’ Danforth Campus. The new roof helps the university conserve energy and water and provides additional gathering space for students.