Two professorships awarded in School of Law
Adrienne Davis, J.D., has joined the law faculty this semester as the William M. Van Cleve Professor of Law. An installation ceremony is planned for later this year. Karen Tokarz, J.D., has been named the inaugural holder of the School of Law’s first endowed professorship in public service. Tokarz will be installed as the Charles Nagel Professor of Public Interest Law and Public Service April 1.
Parking lot to close
The parking lot located just east of the Social Sciences & Law building construction site on the Danforth Campus will close permanently March 5.
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Instilling hope
Photo by Mary ButkusLarry J. Shapiro, M.D. (left), executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, dedicates the Christopher Wells Hobler Laboratory for ALS Research in the Hope Center for Neurological Disorders Feb. 18.
Breathing a little easier
Photo by Robert BostonMario Castro combats lung disorders in the lab and around the world
Better teachers?
The Missouri Senate approved a bill Feb. 26 that would make it easier for people to switch jobs to become teachers. But if enacted, would the bill increase teacher quality in the state? Probably not, says an expert in science and mathematics education at Washington University in St. Louis.
Practicing information retrieval is key to memory retention
Learning something once — like the fact that berg means mountain in German — and studying it over and over again may do little to help you remember it in the future. The key to future recall, suggests a new study from Washington University, is how often over time you actively practice retrieving that information from memory.
Students volunteer during spring break
Ahh … spring break. A time for relaxation, rejuvenation and fun. Or, for many WUSTL students, a time for hard work, reflection and a greater sense of purpose. Hundreds of students will spend the break, March 10-16, on service trips in places as far away as Buenos Aires, Argentina and as close as downtown St. Louis.
A good sport
Photo by Mary ButkusJusten Yao, 14, puts on a table tennis exhibition during Eliot Society Family Night at the women’s basketball game Feb. 22.
Earth’s orbit creates more than a leap year
The Earth’s orbital behaviors are responsible for more than just presenting us with a leap year every four years. According to Michael E. Wysession, Ph.D., associate professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences, parameters such as planetary gravitational attractions, the Earth’s elliptical orbit around the sun and the degree of tilt of our planet’s axis with respect to its path around the sun, have implications for climate change and the advent of ice ages.
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