Author: Neil Schoenherr

Photo by Whitney CurtisJennifer Holzum, (left) of St. Louis Carriage Company, and sophomore Scott Friedman, dressed as George Washington, ride through campus Feb. 20 on a carriage. The free horse and buggy rides for students were part of George Washington Week.

Wole Soyinka, Nigerian poet, novelist and critic and the first black African to win the Nobel Prize for Literature (1986), will speak at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 1, at the Grandel Theatre, 3610 Grandel Square. The talk, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the African and African American Studies Program […]

Mary J. Sansalone, Ph.D., dean and professor at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Engineering and Applied Science, who since July 2006 has directed the renewal of the school, has announced today her intention to step down from her position as dean at the end of the academic year to devote herself to teaching, research and other forms of University service.

Jean Allman, Ph.D., became the inaugural holder of the J.H. Hexter Professorship in the Humanities in Arts & Sciences Feb. 12 in a ceremony held in Holmes Lounge. The professorship was established by a grant from the Danforth Foundation to recognize distinguished faculty members in the humanities. “The Danforth Foundation’s support over the years has […]

The annual WUSTL Relay For Life will be held at Bushyhead Track March 1-2. The relay is a 12-hour family- friendly event that raises funds for the American Cancer Society. Last year, the event attracted 2,038 volunteers who helped generate more than $311,000 for cancer research, advocacy, patient services and education.

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Photo by Robert BostonChris Stander, who manages the lab of Andrey Shaw, M.D., the Emil R. Unanue Professor of Immunobiology in the Department of Pathology and Immunology, gives blood in the Clinical Sciences Research Building link at the recent blood drive.

Jean Allman, Ph.D., became the inaugural holder of the J.H. Hexter Professorship in the Humanities in Arts & Sciences Feb. 12 in a ceremony held in Holmes Lounge. The professorship was established by a grant from the Danforth Foundation to recognize distinguished faculty members in the humanities. “The Danforth Foundation’s support over the years has […]

Bear Necessities, located in the Wohl Student Center on the South 40, is having a 50 percent off sale from 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Feb. 26-27.

Washington University has been named to the 2007 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. “We at the Gephardt Institute for Public Service, which acts as the University’s nexus for service, are continually impressed with the depth and breadth of community involvement by our students, faculty and staff,” said Robin Hattori, program director at the […]