Author: Neil Schoenherr

Richard Sigg has been promoted to director of admissions and recruitment for the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, announced Ellen Rostand, assistant dean for communications. “Richard is dedicated to the mission of higher education and has a strong commitment to student service,” Rostand said. “He has led an incredible effort to bring in […]

The following incidents were reported to University Police Oct. 14-20. 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. Oct. 16 8:51 a.m. — Three orchid […]

Senior John Watts captured his second men’s tennis individual national title with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Andy Peters of Middlebury College in the finals of 2009 Division III ITA National Small College Championship Oct. 17 in Mobile, Ala. Watts, who won the 2007 ITA championship and placed third in 2006 and 2008, is 11-1 […]

Carlo Ginzburg, Ph.D., professor emeritus of history at the University of California, Los Angeles, will present “Copies, Facsimiles, and the Invisible Text” for the 2009 Rolando Lara Memorial Lecture at 8 p.m. Nov. 2 in Whitaker Hall Auditorium. The lecture, sponsored by the Department of Romance Languages & Literatures in Arts & Sciences, is free […]

Lilianna Solnica-Krezel, Ph.D., has been chosen to head the Department of Developmental Biology at the School of Medicine.

The annual fall Undergraduate Research Symposium takes place from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, in the Laboratory Sciences Building.

Photo by Jerry Naunheim Jr.The annual Parent & Family Weekend, which begins Friday, Oct. 23, and continues through Sunday, Oct. 25, will provide many opportunities for parents and siblings to spend time on campus with their WUSTL students.

M. Kenton King, M.D., dean of the Washington University School of Medicine for nearly 25 years, died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009, at his home in University City. He was 84.

Jeigh Singleton, associate professor of fashion in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, received the First Annual Saint Louis Fashion Week Plaza Frontenac Fashion Achievement Award Oct. 8 during a ceremony at Plaza Frontenac.

Ursula Goodenough, Ph.D., professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, will present “Religious Naturalism and Ecomorality” for the 2009-10 Witherspoon Memorial Lecture in Religion and Science at 4 p.m. Oct. 22 in Room 300 of the Arts & Sciences Laboratory Sciences Building. Goodenough is internationally known for her work in the field of cell biology. […]