Author: Neil Schoenherr

Six WUSTL undergraduate students spent the past summer in the village of Andhra Pradesh, India, teaching English to high school students and conducting research projects. The trip, led by Glenn Stone, Ph.D., professor of anthropology and of environmental studies, both in Arts & Sciences, was the first for a WUSTL group. Stone has spent years […]

Tuesday, Oct. 23 • Public Interest Law and Policy Speakers Series — “The Military Readiness Enhancement Act: Replacing the Military’s Gay Ban with a Policy of Non-Discrimination” Thursday, Oct. 25 • History Colloquium — “Why Were the Templars Arrested in 1307?” • The Writing Program’s fall Reading Series — poet and author Susan Wheeler Thursday, Nov. 1 • Center for the Study of Ethics & Human Values Panel Discussion — “The Certain Uncertainties of Truth”

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Peter Humphrey, M.D., Ph.D., has been named the Ladenson Professor of Pathology in the Department of Pathology & Immunology. Larry Shapiro, M.D., executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, made the announcement. “Peter has a long history of service to the University and is a recognized leader in efforts […]

This summer, Frank C.P. Yin, M.D., Ph.D., the Stephen F. and Camilla T. Brauer Professor of Biomedical Engineering and chair of the biomedical engineering department, led nine biomedical engineering students through a two-week international experience in China. Students worked on research projects with faculty at two Chinese universities, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Sun Yat-Sen […]

Photo by David KilperHebrew literature scholar Nancy Berg focuses on writers who observe society from its periphery

Photo by David KilperAcclaimed conductor Leonard Slatkin — music director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C., and conductor laureate of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra — will return to St. Louis as guest conductor for WUSTL’s “Piano Extravaganza” at 7 p.m. Oct. 28. Presented by the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences, “Piano Extravaganza” will mark the formal opening of the University’s newly renovated 560 Music Center, located at 560 Trinity Ave. in University City.

WUSTL’s efforts to create a more sustainable campus were recognized earlier this month when the University was named one of 15 new “Blue Skyways Partners” by the Blue Skyways Collaborative, a collection of public and private entities working to reduce diesel and energy-related air emissions in the central United States.

Due to a change in production scheduling, the Assembly Series program featuring actor Kal Penn Oct. 25 has been cancelled. There are no immediate plans to reschedule. For further updates visit assemblyseries.wustl.edu or call 935-5285.

Rhythms for Rebuilding, WUSTL’s largest benefit concert, spotlinghting the entire a cappella community, will he held at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25 in Graham Chapel. The event, sponsored by the Alliance of Students Against Poverty and the WUSTL a cappella community, will raise money for causes related to hunger and poverty. Proceeds will benefit Centenary Cares, […]