Law school’s empirical research center receives grant to help update Supreme Court Database
Researchers at the School of Law’s Center for Empirical Research in the Law (CERL) will receive $191,000 to update the Supreme Court Database as part of a $900,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The database, originally created by Harold Spaeth, J.D., professor of political science at Michigan State University, contains information about all Supreme […]
Give Thanks Give Back: nine years of helping the needy
Now in its ninth year, Washington University’s Give Thanks Give Back campaign again will help make the holiday season brighter for needy St. Louis-area families.
Trustees hear reports on admissions, construction, financial issues and new scholarship initiative
The fall meeting of the Board of Trustees Oct. 2 featured reports on the status and progress of the University, including a report from Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton regarding admissions, construction, financial issues, appointments and a new scholarship initiative.
We’re No. 1: Both basketball teams garner top preseason rankings
The two-time defending NCAA Division III national champion men’s basketball team and the national runner-up women’s basketball team are both ranked No. 1 in the DIII News Preseason Top 25 Poll. The men’s team also is the preseason No. 1 selection in the Sporting News Magazine Top 10 poll. The men’s basketball team returns 15 […]
Nine years of helping needy with Give Thanks Give Back
Photo by Jerry Naunheim Jr.Now in its ninth year, Washington University’s Give Thanks Give Back campaign again will help make the holiday season brighter for needy St. Louis area families.
Campus Watch
The following incidents were reported to University Police Sept. 30-Oct. 5. 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. Sept. 30 10:46 a.m. — A […]
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Law school students to help build international database
The School of Law has become the first law school in the United States to enter into a cooperation agreement with the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a partner in the ICC’s Legal Tools Project. Through the partnership, law students will work directly in helping the ICC to build the most comprehensive and complete database […]
Internship and job fair to bring top employers to Danforth Campus
More than 100 local and national employers will be on the Danforth Campus Friday, Oct. 2, for the Fall 2009 Internship & Job Career Fair.
Law’s Public Interest Law & Policy series begins with Matthew Coles
The School of Law’s 12th annual Public Interest Law & Policy Speakers Series kicks off Wednesday, Sept. 30, with nationally prominent speaker Matthew Coles, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender & AIDS Project in New York. The yearlong series Access to Justice: The Social Responsibility of Lawyers brings to WUSTL […]
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