Author: Ken Duenke

The following incidents were reported to University Police April 2-8. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. April 4 12:12 p.m. — A cell […]

Glen Bowersock, D.Phil., an internationally respected historian on Greek, Roman and Near Eastern history and culture, will give the Biggs Lecture in the Classics for the Assembly Series. The talk, “Globalization in Late Antiquity,” is scheduled for 4 p.m. April 10 in Steinberg Hall Auditorium. Bowersock is professor emeritus of ancient history at the Institute […]

Photo by Joe AngelesJunior Kelley Greenman (right) is all smiles upon learning from Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton that she has just been awarded a 2008 Harry S. Truman Scholarship.

Ancient history scholar Glen Bowersock will give the Biggs Lecture in the Classics on “Globalization in Late Antiquity” for the Assembly Series at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 10 in Steinberg Hall Auditorium.

Below is a link to the Washington University news release about the U.S. News & World Report undergraduate rankings for 2004-05: http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/3627.html To view a full listing of U.S. News magazine, book and Web-only rankings for 2004-05, please visit the U.S. News & World Report site: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php

Piwnica-WormsHelen Piwnica-Worms has been named the first Gerty T. Cori Professor at the School of Medicine. The appointment was announced by Larry Shapiro, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs. The professorship is named in honor of a University faculty member who shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine with her husband and fellow faculty member Carl Cori in 1947.

Go to BearSports The men’s and women’s track and field team had four student-athletes provisionally qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships at the Washington University Invitational March 28-29. The women’s team won the meet and the men’s team placed fifth overall. For the women, seniors Morgen Leonard-Fleckman and Tyler Mulkin posted NCAA provisional qualifying marks […]

The following incidents were reported to University Police March 26-April 2. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. March 26 12:41 p.m. — A […]

Photo by Joe AngelesSenior Troy Ruths scored 33 points to lead the Bears to their first NCAA Division III men’s basketball national championship. The title gave WUSTL its second national championship this academic year — along with women’s volleyball — and its first-ever men’s team national title in any sport.

The ninth annual Jane and Whitney Harris St. Louis Community Service Award, given to a husband and wife who have provided exemplary leadership in community advancement, was presented to Thelma E. and David L. Steward at the Harbison House February 28.