Guze Symposium Feb. 17
The fifth annual Guze Symposium on Alcoholism will be held Feb. 17 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center.
Honorary degrees will go to 6 at Commencement
Among them is three-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Thomas L. Friedman, who will give the address at the May 21 ceremony in Brookings Quadrangle.
Swinkels elected fellow of Econometric Society
The Econometric Society is the most prestigious society in its field; only about 15 individuals per year have been elected as fellows.
Sophomore’s essay published in new nonpartisan anthology
Eric Wasserstrum wrote the piece when he was executive editor of Washington Witness, the bi-weekly conservative student newspaper.
‘Gender, Human Rights and Islam’ panel discussion
A panel discussion titled “Gender, Human Rights and Islam,” featuring Shaheen S. Ali, visiting professor in the School of Law, will be held at 4:15 p.m. Feb. 10 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom of Anheuser-Busch Hall. Ali will present “Application of Islamic Law in Diasporic Communities: A Feminist Perspective.” Ali is a professor of […]
February is Career Month for all undergrads
A variety of panel and roundtable discussion events will help students learn more about specific industries.
Obituary: John W. Bennett, founder and first chair of anthropology, 89
He was in a group that formed the separate Department of Anthropology in 1967 and was appointed chair that year.
John W. Bennett Obituary
John W. Bennett, Ph.D., founder and first chair of the Department of Anthropology in Arts & Sciences, died Feb. 1 at Alexian Brothers Landsdowne Village in St. Louis. He was 89.
Fewer capital flow restrictions foster stronger economic growth
MacDonaldShaken by numerous accounting-related scandals in recent years, some investors are clamoring for better legal protection for their investments. But does investor protection through government regulation foster economic growth? To assess the widely-held view that it does, WUSTL economics professor Glenn MacDonald and two colleagues have completed a study concluding that the positive effect of investor protection on economic growth is stronger for countries with fewer restrictions on international capital flows.
Republican threats of “nuclear option” put United States at brink of parliamentary war, suggests congressional expert Steven Smith
SmithSenate Majority Leader Bill Frist is playing with fire when he suggests that Republicans will deploy the so-called “go nuclear” option to prevent Democrats from using filibusters to block controversial judicial nominations expected to reach the floor in mid-to-late February, says congressional expert Steven S. Smith.
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