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Kelsey Kindbom follows the lead of sophomore Andrea Marks during a cheerleading clinic.
Solin named Hohenberg professor of experimental physics
Charles M. Hohenberg, professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, along with his mother, Alice, made the gift to the University in memory of his father.
All aboard
Area mayors, city representatives and University administrators celebrate the groundbreaking of the MetroLink station at West Campus.
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Senior Zachary Asher receives his cap and gown from Mary McGinley at the recent “Commencement Center.”
Olin School of Business launches “Olin Cup” entrepreneurship competition at Washington University in St. Louis starts today
The Olin School of Business has launched its new “Olin Cup” entrepreneurship competition with an emphasis on life sciences, medicine, and technology start-ups, as well as other student started ventures. Start-up companies will vie for $70,000 in seed capital funding for their new businesses. Entrepreneurs and students can now review the program guidelines and register for the competition online.
Social work school co-sponsors American Indian Awareness Week, powwow
An American Indian powwow, traditional cuisine, crafts, a film and presentations by Kerry Bird and Rebecca Tsosie are among the highlights of Washington University’s American Indian Awareness Week March 17-22.
New 18-month Executive MBA program meets once a month at Washington University in St. Louis; overnight lodging and meals included in tuition
A new residential Executive MBA program is beginning next September at the John M. Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis. Classes will meet just once a month from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on a Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at the business school’s Charles F. Knight Executive Education Center. The program grants a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Washington University in only 18 months.
GWB to hold International Festival
The event, which is free and open to the public, is today and runs from 5-9 p.m. in Brown Hall.
Sensory function focus of lecture
Charles S. Zuker, an international expert on utilizing model systems to understand human development, will deliver the Oliver H. Lowry Lecture April 24.
Bush’s individual savings proposals fall far short of their potential, says visionary scholar
SherradenThe social work professor who pioneered the idea of Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) — matched savings accounts for low-income Americans — says that President Bush’s new individual savings proposals benefit the wealthy but leave behind the working poor. Michael W. Sherraden, Ph.D., the Benjamin E. Youngdahl Professor of Social Development and director of the Center for Social Development at Washington University in St. Louis, says that President Bush’s proposals to expand individual savings are wise, but fall far short of their potential. Sherraden offers suggestions for making investing opportunities available and profitable to all.
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