Author: Neil Schoenherr

Arts & Sciences undergraduates made another impressive showing in their annual quest for prestigious national scholarships and fellowships, as three students receive the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and three receive the Morris K. Udall Scholarship for the 2007-08 academic year.

(left to right) Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton chats with Patrick Eisenlohr, Ph.D., assistant professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences; and Michael Wysession, Ph.D., associate professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences, during the Feb. 28 Faculty Associates Program 10th anniversary celebration in the Liggett/Koenig Residential College main commons.

Do you have a colleague you think deserves some recognition? It’s time to nominate School of Medicine staff for this year’s Dean’s Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor awarded to a medical staff member. The award, which includes a $1,000 cash prize, recognizes a full-time medical school employee with at least three years of continuous […]

Superpowers aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. Take “Wonderboy,” the new collaboration by San Francisco choreographer Joe Goode and master puppeteer Basil Twist. Blessed with uncanny empathy and superhuman sensitivity, the title character is virtually paralyzed by everyday sights and sounds — the clash of bells, the glare of sunlight, a young man passing […]

The No. 2 men’s basketball team remained undefeated in conference play last weekend at home with a pair of victories over New York University (73-55) and Brandeis University (82-57). With five University Athletic Association (UAA) games remaining, the Bears have a three-game lead over Carnegie Mellon University (16-4, 6-3 UAA) and the University of Rochester […]

The following incidents were reported to University Police Feb. 3-9. 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. Feb. 6 9:01 a.m. — A facilities […]

Photo by Kevin LowderStudents who attended the inauguration of President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C., held a forum Feb. 5 in Mallinckrodt Center to discuss their experiences and give the WUSTL community an inside look at the inaugural event.

The annual George Washington Week, Feb. 16-20, is sponsored by the sophomore honorary Lock & Chain. It will feature horse and buggy rides, birthday cake, appearances by a George Washington look-alike, cherry pie and tricorn hats.

The 9th Annual Guze Symposium on Alcoholism will be held from 8 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center. Registration is free for WUSTL employees.

Josephine Olsen, Ph.D., acting director of the Peace Corps, will present the talk “International Volunteering and Service in the 21st Century: Toward Peace and Development” at 4 p.m. Feb. 19 in Brown Hall Lounge. Olsen’s presentation, the Benjamin E. Youngdahl Lecture in Social Policy, is free and open to the public. Olsen has had a […]