Author: Neil Schoenherr

After this issue our monthly summer publication schedule takes effect.

A dual-degree candidate in sculpture in the Sam Fox School of Art & Visual Design and Latin American Studies in Arts & Sciences, Diana Barbosa will make an obvious employment choice after commencement. She’ll pursue a career in public health. To those who know the outgoing and highly involved Barbosa, the decision may not be as odd as it first seems.

The following incidents were reported to University Police May 6-12. 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 6 8:12 p.m. — A person […]

The No. 1-ranked and defending NCAA Division III national champion men’s tennis team will make its third straight appearance in the NCAA tournament quarterfinals following a pair of 5-0 wins over DePauw University and Carthage College in the NCAA regional. WUSTL improves its school-record winning streak to 18 straight matches. The Bears also have won […]

Traffic around the university will be very heavy the morning of Friday, May 15, due to the university’s annual Commencement ceremony. Drivers may want to consider an alternate route.

School of Medicine clinical faculty and staff recently collected more than 1,500 medical textbooks to be donated to the Lui Hospital in the war zone of southern Sudan. The Missouri Hospital Association made the request earlier this year, as the staff who work at Lui Hospital rely on outdated medical references, some dating back to […]

Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., vice chancellor for research, has been named president of State University of New York (SUNY) Stony Brook effective July 1. In a press release issued by SUNY Stony Brook, Chancellor-Elect Nancy Zimpher, Ph.D., cited Stanley’s experience as an accomplished leader, administrator, educator, medical researcher and physician as well as his […]

A choreographer, bank president, investment banker and the president of the United States’ largest brewer were among the honorees at the Olin Business School’s 2009 Distinguished Alumni Awards April 22 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Clayton. More than 500 alumni, faculty and friends attended the ceremony, where winners of the second annual Olin Award and […]

At its spring meeting, the Board of Trustees received reports on the endowment, investments and budgets for the 2009-10 fiscal year. Reports also were delivered by the undergraduate and graduate student representatives. In his remarks to the board, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton reviewed a number of extraordinary accomplishments over the past few months, including a […]

The School of Law’s Center for Research on Innovation & Entrepreneurship has been renamed the Center on Law, Innovation & Economic Growth (CLIEG). Gerrit De Geest, J.D., Ph.D., professor of law, is the new co-director with founder Charles McManis, J.D., the Thomas and Karole Green Professor of Law. “With four years of accumulated experience to […]