Author: Jessica Daues

The Village East student apartment building has received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver rating from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Photo by Mary ButkusTamara King, J.D., director of judicial programs, was recognized with the Gloria W. White Distinguished Service Award in a May 18 ceremony in Edison Theatre. The award provides recognition to a nonacademic staff member for exceptional effort and contributions that have resulted in the betterment of the University.

Reduce work travel by arranging conference and video calls.

David John Nolan, associate director of housing from 1985-1999 and associate director of off-campus housing from 1999-2005, died May 17, 2009, in O’Fallon, Ill. He was 56.

Kenneth L. Nabors, reference department chief at Olin Library from 1964-1981 and humanities librarian from 1981-1995, died May 22, 2009. He was 78.

Washington University was recognized with four safety awards from national safety organizations this spring for crisis communications planning and demonstrating the safety of WUSTL work environments.

The employee 2008-09 U-Pass — allowing WUSTL faculty and staff free use of Metro, the region’s public transportation system — will expire June 30.

Ting-Ting Chang, Ph.D., Eliotte Henderson, Cecil Slaughter, C. Robert Cloninger, M.D., and more…

To contain the costs of WUSTL’s UnitedHealthcare HMO and POS plans, two program changes will take effect July 1.

Joe Angeles/WUSTL PhotoTrustee Maxine Clark (L) presents Wendy Kopp with an honorary degree from WUSTL.Inexperience and time give recent college graduates an advantage in solving the problems of inequity in education in the United States, said Wendy Kopp to the Class of 2009 during the 148th Commencement ceremony at Washington University in St. Louis.