Author: Neil Schoenherr

A memorial service for Abdullah M. Nassief, M.D., associate professor of neurology, will be held at 1 p.m. May 9 in Connor Auditorium in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center at the School of Medicine.

Photo by Whitney CurtisRichard J. Smith, Ph.D., dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and the Ralph E. Morrow Distinguished University Professor of physical anthropology, meets with students after he presented them and 10 other recipients with the Arts & Sciences’ Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence April 20.

Four of the School of Medicine’s preeminent Alzheimer’s disease researchers will star in an HBO documentary series premiering in St. Louis May 4 at the Missouri History Museum.

A memorial service for Abdullah M. Nassief, M.D., associate professor of neurology, will be held at 1 p.m. May 9 in Connor Auditorium in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center at the School of Medicine.

The Graduate Professional Council (GPC) hosted its Bridging GAPS (Graduate and Professional Students) Leadership and Awards Ceremony April 6 in the Graduate Center in the Danforth University Center. GPC, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary this academic year, is the graduate student association that represents WUSTL’s approximately 6,000 graduate and professional students. GPC created its […]

Charles Burson, J.D., has been named the School of Law’s first senior professor of practice. The new position is for distinguished lawyers and legal practice senior lecturers who meet criteria established by the law faculty to serve as full-time teaching faculty. “The new senior professor of practice designation creates an effective and innovative means for […]

The men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams swept the University Athletic Association (UAA) outdoor championships April 25 and 26. The women’s team won the UAA outdoor title for the 10th straight year, while the men won a team UAA title for the first time since they were the indoor champions in 2007. The […]

The following incidents were reported to University Police April 22-28. 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 23 8:10 p.m. — A person […]

Benjamin F. Edwards III, Washington University trustee emeritus and former chairman, chief executive officer and president of A.G. Edwards Inc., died Monday, April 20, 2009, from prostate cancer. He was 77.

Photo by Robert BostonEmployees tried out a bicycle at the Bear Bikers booth at the School of Medicine’s Health Happening ’09 health fair April 9-10.