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Photo by Mary ButkusSeveral traditional Thanksgiving dinners were held on campus to celebrate the holiday.

The talk — part of The Writing Program Reading Series — is open to the public and will take place in Duncker Hall’s Hurst Lounge.

Mark S. Conradi, Ph.D., professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, received a three-year, $360,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for research titled “NMR Studies of Hydrogen-Hydrate Clathrates and Large Band-Gap Amorphous Semiconductors and Development of Ultra-High Sensitivity NMR.” … Rudolf B. Husar, Ph.D., professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and director of the […]

Kevin Louis Sobol, a senior in the Olin School of Business, died Saturday, Nov. 27 in a one-car accident in St. Charles County. He was 22. A St. Louis area native, Sobol was a 2001 graduate of Chaminade College Preparatory High School and lived in University City.

Tom Eschen and Doug Twells, both members of the Alumni and Development Programs staff, have been promoted to assistant vice chancellor roles, according to David T. Blasingame, executive vice chancellor for the department. “Both Tom and Doug are effective fund-raisers and excellent administrators. Both have been exceptional ambassadors for Washington University and we look forward to their continuing leadership in the office of alumni and development programs in the years ahead,” Blasingame said. Eschen has been promoted to assistant vice chancellor for development and Twells has been named assistant vice chancellor of medical alumni and development programs.

Al Toroian, former director of the university’s news office for 20 years, died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004, from complications of pneumonia at the Life Care Center in St. Louis. He was 80. A private graveside service will be Wednesday, Nov. 24. A memorial service in Graham Chapel will be scheduled later.

She joined the University in 1991 in the Office of Computing and Communications and has worked her way up.

P. Roy Vagelos was head of the Department of Biological Chemistry at the School of Medicine from 1966-1975.

Nationally acclaimed director Lee Mun Wah will present his film Last Chance for Eden at 3 p.m. Dec. 3 in Goldfarb Hall, Room 124. A discussion with Wah will follow. Last Chance for Eden is a documentary featuring men and women discussing the issues of racism and sexism in the workplace. They examine the impact […]

They seek to recognize the contributions made by teaching faculty in training medical students to become outstanding physicians.