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Photo by David KilperChancellor Mark S. Wrighton (right) plants a tree, a Swamp White Oak, in front of Brookings Hall with students April 22 to celebrate Arbor Day/Earth Day.

Washington University recycled 428,663 pounds of waste this spring to rank No. 28 out of 293 schools — among the top 10 percent — in the annual RecycleMania contest’s Gorilla category, which is based on total recycled materials collected.

Photo by Robert BostonWarm and engaging, Brad Warner, M.D., pediatric surgeon-in-chief at the School of Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital and the Apolline Blair St. Louis Children’s Hospital Professor of Surgery, is widely regarded for his clinical expertise in pediatric cancer surgery and surgical procedures for inflammatory bowel disease and other gastrointestinal illnesses.

The Office of Student Accounting will switch from paper to e-billing for the upcoming 2009-2010 school year. Beginning in June 2009, bills will be available online only through WebSTAC. Following the University’s emphasis on sustainability, paper copies of bills no longer will be mailed. WUSTL is making the change in an effort to cut down […]

Benjamin F. Edwards III, trustee emeritus and former chairman, chief executive officer and president of A.G. Edwards Inc., died April 20, 2009, at his home in Naples, Fla., of prostate cancer. He was 77.

Washington University in St. Louis’ Office of Student Accounting will switch from paper to e-billing for the upcoming 2009-2010 school year. Beginning in June 2009, bills will be available only online through WebSTAC. Following the university’s emphasis on sustainability, paper copies of bills no longer will be mailed.

Skip plastic report covers. Choose paper clips or binder clips instead. Staples are an option, but removable fasteners make paper easier to reuse.

Faculty, staff and students who park vehicles on campus must renew their permits for the upcoming 2009-10 academic year at parking.wustl.edu or at the Parking and Transportation Services office at North Campus.

Following the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and after consultation with senior University officials, the University has cancelled an undergraduate study-abroad program, which was scheduled to begin May 27 in Puebla, Mexico.

Photo by Mary ButkusThe Women’s Society of Washington University 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 15.