Author: Leslie Gibson McCarthy

The No. 25 men’s basketball team snapped No. 17 Emory University’s 17-game home winning streak with a 92-83 victory Feb. 5 in Atlanta. The victory enabled WUSTL, who lost Feb. 3 at the University of Rochester, to remain in a tie for first place in the University Athletic Association standings with New York University. Updates also included on women’s basketball, track and field and men’s tennis.

Because of an all-day, collaborative staff retreat on Friday, Feb. 3, involving both Public Affairs and Medical Public Affairs staffs, there will be no Record email on Monday, Feb. 5. The Record website, record.wustl.edu, will continue to be updated as needed. The Record email will return Tuesday, Feb. 6.

The spring 2012 Assembly Series begins Friday, Feb. 10, with acclaimed author and educator Parker Palmer, PhD. An underlying theme for many of the speakers this semester is the inherent human need to connect mind and body with heart and soul, whether it be through music, humor, creativity or fun.

Men’s basketball picked up two big wins over the University of Rochester and Emory University and gained first place in University Athletic Association standings. Updates also included on women’s basketball, track and field, and women’s soccer team fundraiser.

Ralph J. Cicerone, PhD, president of the National Academy of Sciences, speaks about climate change at WUSTL Jan. 23, meticulously presenting the most current data on climate change. The talk, the first in a series on climate change, was sponsored by I-CARES and the Tyson Research Center, which plan to continue to enage the WUSTL community in an ongoing conversation about climate change.

Candace A. Ellison, financial adviser for Wells Fargo, was one of the presenters at the sixth annual “Financial Freedom Seminar: Making Your Money Work for You” Jan. 21 in Brown Hall. The seminar was hosted by the Society of Black Student Social Workers at the Brown School and brought together financial experts and St. Louis community members interested in financial issues.

The seventh-ranked women’s basketball team erased a 10-point second-half deficit, and a second-chance basket at the buzzer by senior Brianne Monahan gave the Bears a 51-49 home victory over New York University Jan. 22. Updates also included on men’s basketball, track and field and swimming and diving.

Undergraduate tuition at Washington University in St. Louis will be $42,500 for the 2012-13 academic year — a $1,550 (3.8 percent) increase over the 2011-12 current academic tuition of $40,950. The required student activity fee will total $425, and the student health fee is estimated to be $780. Barbara A. Feiner, vice chancellor for finance, made the announcement.​

Marsha Cann, left, and Ron Himes of The Black Rep perform Jan. 16 during the 25th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration in Graham Chapel at Washington University in St. Louis. Himes, a WUSTL alumnus and the founder and producing director of The Black Rep, received the Rosa L. Parks Award for Meritorius Service to the Community. The event also paid tribute to the late James E. McLeod, vice chancellor for students and dean of the College of Arts & Sciences.

The indoor track and field teams combined to win six events, and senior Elizabeth Phillips set a school record in the women’s 600 meters Jan. 14 at the Titan Opener at Illinois Wesleyan University. Updates also included on men’s and women’s basketball and swimming & diving.