Author: Neil Schoenherr

Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton addressed more than 14,000 people gathered in the Brookings Quadrangle for Washington University’s 147th commencement on Friday, May 16. In his remarks, he congratulated the 2,655 new graduates on their many accomplishments, reaffirmed the University’s commitment to diversity and inclusiveness, described some of the University’s aspirations for the future, and closed with a quotation from Albert Einstein: “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.”

The WUSTL Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) is asking for campus-wide help and donations for victims of a 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck China’s Sichuan Province May 12 and left more than 20,000 people dead and tens of thousands more injured or missing.

The massive earthquake that struck Sichuan province last week may have dealt a huge blow to China’s plans for a vast network of hydro-electric power dams, and the aftershock could mean more reliance on coal, more pollution and more competition for scarce global energy resources, suggests the author of a new book on the politics of China’s epic dam-building campaign.

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Photo by Ray MarklinU.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay visits the School of Medicine’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center May 5.

Photo by Ray MarklinJohn Morris, M.D., the Harvey A. and Dorismae Hacker Friedman Distinguished Professor of Neurology and director of the School of Medicine’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC), gives U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay an overview of the research and activities at the ADRC May 5.

Photo by David KilperSpontaneous bursts of joy and emotion can occur at any time during a WUSTL Commencement ceremony, where long hours spent in lectures, libraries and the lab finally will pay off for the Class of 2008.

More than a dozen distinguished individuals will speak at Commencement-related events for graduates and their friends and families. Chris Matthews, host of “Hardball with Chris Matthews” on MSNBC and of “The Chris Matthews Show,” a syndicated weekly news program produced by NBC News, and regular commentator on NBC’s “Today” show, will deliver the address at […]

Washington University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton e-mailed the following message today to university faculty, staff and students about the controversy surrounding the decision to award Phyllis Schlafly an honorary degree at Commencement this Friday, May 16.

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