Author: Neil Schoenherr

Alexandre Carter, M.D., Ph.D., Kelley Greenman, and Joshua York

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 Dean’s Medal were also named.

Photo by Ray Marklin(From left) Shaun Yockelson, Natalie Villafranco, Brandon Holmes, Tim Laumann and Eric Kim, all first-year students in the School of Medicine, play at the end of the class show May 1 in Moore Auditorium.

The School of Law’s Center for Research on Innovation & Entrepreneurship has been renamed the Center on Law, Innovation & Economic Growth.

The No. 1-ranked and defending national champion men’s tennis team will host the Central Regional of the 2009 NCAA Division III Championship Friday, May 8, through Sunday, May 10, at the Tao Tennis Center. The Bears received an opening-round bye and will face the winner of No. 4 seed Carthage College and No. 5 seed […]

The following incidents were reported to University Police April 29-May 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. April 29 11:06 a.m. — A […]

The Community Service Office has announced the winners of three Social Change Grants, awarded annually to students pursuing innovative ideas that serve the common good in the spirit of social entrepreneurship. The grants have a total value of $22,000. Sophomore David Fox and junior Jacob Siegel each received a $6,000 Stern Social Change Grant for […]

Photo by Whitney CurtisSenior Sonalee Ravi (left), a chemistry major in Arts & Sciences, visits with her former teacher, Sandra Mueller (center), and Leonard Green, Ph.D., professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences, during the 2009 Cornerstone Mentor Awards presentation April 19 in Holmes Lounge.

While public officials aim to establish Missouri as an attractive destination for emerging life sciences companies, a study by researchers in the Department of Education in Arts & Sciences indicates that high-school science proficiency in the state, especially among high-minority and poverty populations, is greatly dependent on having a core group of certified teachers who are highly qualified to teach courses in their content area.

Washington University’s Service Awards ceremony, hosted by Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton, will take place at 2:30 p.m. May 18 at Edison Theatre. The ceremony will honor those with 10, 15, 20, 26 and 30-plus years of service to the University.