Author: Jessica Daues

Photo by David KilperCindy Grimm, Ph.D., associate professor, is director of the Department of Computer Science & Engineering’s Media and Machines Laboratory. Projects range from computer graphics to computer vision to machine learning, which includes robotics.

At recent Board of Trustees meetings, the following faculty members were appointed with tenure, promoted with tenure or granted tenure effective July 1, 2009, unless otherwise noted. Appointment with tenure Robert Richard Kuehn, J.D., as professor of law William J. Maxwell, Ph.D., as associate professor of English in Arts & Sciences John Wiggs Patty, Ph.D., […]

Photo by Missouri Historical SocietySeveral quilters from Gee’s Bend, a rural Alabama community famous for its distinctive quilting style, will sing and talk about their craft for the program “The Women of Gee’s Bend” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, in January Hall, Room 110.

Save extra napkins and plastic silverware from catered events to use later.

Washington University in St. Louis’ newly renovated Corner Building on Skinker and Delmar boulevards opened Aug. 14. The building is located on the eastern side of the Loop area in the City of St. Louis and contains apartments and spaces for retail shops.

Recycle all your paper, plastic bottles, cans, food containers and anything else in the appropriate containers throughout campus.

Most Americans know Billy Graham as the nation’s most famous evangelist. But in Graham’s recent biography, author Steven P. Miller, Ph.D., argues that Graham — “a deceptively familiar icon” — did more than save souls in the decades following World War II; his influence helped create the modern South.

Olin Library’s new exhibition — “Double Exposure: Al Parker’s Illustrations, from Model to Magazine” — explores the art-making process of Al Parker, harking back to the “Mad Men” days of magazine illustration. The exhibition, from the collection of the Modern Graphic History Library, is on display in Olin Library’s Ginkgo Reading Room and Grand Staircase […]

Photo by Mary Butkus(From left) Renita Weathersby, Ernest White and Adam Comer, all of Facilities Planning and Management, enjoy the buffet Aug. 19 at the Whittemore House Open House. The Open House was held to thank current Whittemore House members and to encourage other faculty and staff to become better acquainted with Whittemore House.

Share Our Stuff, the drive to reduce waste and share with people in need goods typically thrown away during campus and off campus move-out, was an effective way for WUSTL students to help the St. Louis community while being environmentally conscious, said Matt Malten, assistant vice chancellor for sustainability.