Author: Jessica Daues

Robert Carmody, adjunct senior lecturer in marketing from 1982-87, died Dec. 22, 2008. He was 87.

The following are among the new faculty members at the University. Others will be introduced periodically in this space. Long Chen, Ph.D., Frederick Eberhardt, Ph.D., Katherine Henzler-Wildman, Ph.D., and Scott Wildman, Ph.D.

Washington University, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Saint Louis University and the University of Missouri-St. Louis will partner to host the Midwest Regional Outreach, Science and Scholarship Summit: Leadership in Interdisciplinarity, Networking and Collaboration Feb. 2-4.

WUSTL’s No. 21 national ranking in last year’s RecycleMania competition was impressive, but the Office of Sustainability is challenging the campus to finish even higher in the 2009 RecycleMania contest, which begins Sunday, Jan. 18.

Photo by David KilperNew sirens have been installed on the Danforth Campus as yet another component of WUSTL’s Emergency Notification System.

Today, scales are plain, but in the 19th century, they were garbed in polished wood and semi-precious stones.Stepping onto a scale after a calorie-filled holiday season isn’t an activity many 21st-century Americans relish. But in the late 19th century, scales were all the rage at festive gatherings — the 1800s’ answer to Guitar Hero. “A family would think it fun to weigh themselves before and after a big holiday dinner to see how much they had gained,” said Deborah I. Levine, Ph.D. “Knowing your weight was a novelty, a kind of parlor trick, before scales became widely available through mass production.”

Kelly Bishop, Ph.D., and Chad Larson, Ph.D.

Construction Update is published periodically and provides information about the progress of major building and renovation projects. Information is provided to the Record by facilities management.

Photo by David KilperSalvatore P. Sutera, Ph.D., senior professor of biomedical engineering and interim dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science, has served the University in a variety of capacities in the past 40 years, making important contributions to the School of Engineering & Applied Science.

Elizabeth K. Barry, a first-year student in Arts & Sciences, died Dec. 8 in her room in Rubelmann House residence hall. Barry, of Homewood, Ill., was 19.