United Way campaign under way:
Photo by David KilperWashington University’s 2009 United Way campaign began Sept. 2 with a kickoff breakfast at Whittemore House. The University’s goal is $600,000.
Bret Gustafson, Ph.D., assistant professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences
Bret Gustafson, Ph.D., assistant professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences, has spent more than 14 years in Bolivia. His early research focused on language and culture to help promote the inclusion of the indigenous Guarani language, history and culture into the public school system in Bolivia. As with many indigenous peoples across the Americas, […]
Of note
Haluk Ergin, Ph.D.,
Kyra Krakos,
Allan Larson, Ph.D., and more…
Cell phone coverage improves on the Danforth Campus
Students, faculty and staff living or working in the South 40, the Village, Simon Hall, the Danforth University Center or the Knight Center might have noticed their cell phone signals are much stronger this fall than when spring semester ended last May.
Wireless Internet enhancements improve connectivity across WUSTL
Wireless network users can now use one set of personal credentials to securely access the Internet from any Washington University wireless hotspot. Medical Campus wireless users can connect to the Medical School’s secure wireless Internet while on the Danforth Campus, North Campus or West Campus. The WUSTL secure wireless network also is accessible while on the Medical Campus.
Look here for ‘Green Tips’ from the Office of Sustainability
If you have a question about something being recyclable, e-mail sustainability@wustl.edu.
University steps up preparations for H1N1
Photo by David KilperAs students, faculty and staff return to campus this fall from all corners of the world, WUSTL administrators and health officials are monitoring the spread of the H1N1 (swine flu) virus and ensuring the University is prepared should an outbreak occur on campus.
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Jan Amend, Ph.D.,
Dennis L. Barbour, Ph.D.,
Yehuda Ben-Shahar, Ph.D. and more…
New Web site launches to assist WUSTL families
The new WUSTL Family Network Web site — WUSTLfamily.net — provides an online forum where members of the WUSTL community can exchange information about parenting, events and the St. Louis area.
Dodge, professor emeritus of pediatrics and of neurology, 86
Philip R. Dodge, M.D., one of the founders of pediatric neurology and head of the Department of Pediatrics for 21 years, died Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009, of heart failure at Barnes-Jewish Extended Care in St. Louis. He was 86.
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