Author: Jessica Daues

The Code of Conduct governs “members of the University community”: employees, volunteers and those who do business with the University. It states the ethical and legal standards that guide their decisions and actions as community members. The Code of Conduct is revised from time to time. An updated version of the code is always available […]

Photo by Robert BostonSherry Teefey, M.D., professor of radiology, enjoys both her professional time with patients and colleagues and personal time spent not only hiking in mountain ranges around the world but also in medical education efforts in countries in Africa, Asia and South America.

Chris MatthewsChris Matthews — host of “Hardball with Chris Matthews” on MSNBC and of “The Chris Matthews Show,” a syndicated weekly news program produced by NBC News, and regular commentator on NBC’s “Today” show — has been selected to give Washington University in St. Louis’ 2008 Commencement address, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. The university’s 147th Commencement will begin at 8:30 a.m. May 16 in Brookings Quadrangle on the Danforth Campus.

Nineteen WUSTL schools, academic areas and departments at the graduate and professional levels currently hold top 10 rankings in U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of graduate and professional programs, which were released Friday, March 28.

Photo by David KilperMiniature books have served many purposes, from political propaganda to curiosities.Throughout history, people have been fascinated by extremes, whether it’s the tallest mountain, the longest river or the deepest sea. Julian Edison is no exception — only instead of things large, it’s small books that fascinate him. Edison, a noted miniature book collector, is displaying approximately 200 of his volumes in the exhibition “Miniature Books: 4,000 Years of Tiny Treasures,” which recently opened at Washington University in St. Louis’ Olin Library.

WUSTL physics professors will review some fundamental ideas in physics — from thermodynamics to quantum mechanics — during the regular Saturday Science seminar series sponsored by the Department of Physics in Arts & Sciences and University College. This semester, the theme of the lectures will be “Concepts in Physics.”

Throughout history, people have been fascinated by extremes, whether it’s the tallest mountain, the longest river or the deepest sea. Julian Edison is no exception — only instead of things large, it’s small books that fascinate him. Edison, a noted miniature book collector, is displaying approximately 200 of his volumes in the exhibition “Miniature Books: 4,000 Years of Tiny Treasures,” which opened at Olin Library March 17.

Photo by Mary ButkusFour facilities workers receive empty pill bottles — their “medication” — from volunteers during the University’s Strategic National Stockpile drill March 18, which was supervised by the St. Louis County Department of Health and simulated the department’s and WUSTL’s responses to an anthrax release in St. Louis.

Photo by David KilperIf you overheard just part of a conversation with Amanda Moore McBride, you might very well come away thinking she was either an architect or a carpenter. She talks a lot about building structures. But McBride, Ph.D., assistant professor in the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, is focused on different kinds of structures — the kinds that engage citizens in their communities and in the world and encourage them to do things like volunteer, enter government service and vote.

Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton will be honored as the 2007 Citizen of the Year during a ceremony at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, in Graham Chapel on the University’s Danforth Campus. Members of the University community are welcome to attend.