Author: Neil Schoenherr

Robert Canfield As the Iranian government continues to crack down on citizens protesting against the recent disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, an expert on Iran at Washington University in St. Louis says the Iranian administration wants the legitimacy of having won an election without actually having allowed a true election to take place.

B. Don Taylor III, J.D., has been named executive director of the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute and Cash Nickerson Fellow at the School of Law. “Don Taylor’s extensive practical experience and scholarship in the areas of international criminal tribunals and courts will be a wonderful addition to the work of the Harris Institute,” […]

Photo by Eileen A. ClerRiccardo Ferdani (left), staff scientist in radiology, teaches students from Flynn Park Elementary in the University City School District about nanotechnology through the Program of Excellence in Nanotechnology grant.

The following incidents were reported to University Police May 13-June 9. 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. May 14 1:46 p.m. — A […]

Danforth Campus employees were recognized during a May 18 ceremony for 10, 15, 20, 26, 30, 35 and 40 years of service.

In conjunction with National HIV Testing Day, free, confidential HIV testing is available June 29-July 2, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Infectious Diseases Clinic in the Storz Building, 4570 Children’s Place. No appointment is necessary.

The women’s track and field team capped the 2009 NCAA outdoor track and field championships with its best finish in school history May 23, coming in fifth overall with 28 points. The team trailed Gustavus Adolphus College by six points heading into the final two events of the day — the 5,000-meter run and the […]

Joe Angeles/WUSTL PhotoInexperience and time give recent college graduates an advantage in solving the problems of inequity in education in the United States, said Wendy Kopp to the Class of 2009 during the 148th Commencement ceremony May 15.

Ten WUSTL students have been awarded Fulbright Scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year. Seven are recent graduates, and three are graduate students. They will spend a full academic year in a host country. The graduate students, along with their fields and locations of study, are Nicholas Efremov-Kendall, archeology, Ukraine; Maria Rosebury, English teaching assistantship, Germany; […]

Photo by Jerry Naunheim Jr.Juniors Jenny Shirar (left) and Christian Frommelt cut a rug during Swing Dance Night June 2 in the Goldfarb Hall Commons.