Sports
Ho-hum: Volleyball wins UAA title — again Some things just never change. The No. 6 Bears’ volleyball team won its 16th straight University Athletic Association title, and 17th time in the league’s 18 years, with 3-1 wins against No. 23 Carnegie Mellon University and No. 11 Emory University in the UAA championships Nov. 6. The […]
Obituary: Boles, 84
He was a longtime pediatrician and former professor at the School of Medicine.
This poll goes Kerry’s way
Photo by Kevin LowderJohn Kerry wins the University’s unofficial poll — donkey cookies outsold elephant ones.
Campus Watch
The following incidents were reported to University Police Nov. 4-9. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. Nov. 4 1:29 p.m. — A department […]
Inner-city kids needed for asthma-control study
General asthma rates have been steadily rising, but the most dramatic increases have occurred among urban youth.
Of note
Robert W. Sussman, Ph.D.,
Glenn C. Conroy, Ph.D.,
Lester K. Spence, Ph.D.,
John R. Bowen, Ph.D.,
Philip V. Bayly, Ph.D.,
and more…
Gene maps of simpler life shed light
A comparison of the genetic codes of a type of algae, a weed and humans has led researchers to a gene linked to a human illness.
More medical articles
Word detective
As one of the world’s leading experts on literacy and spelling development, Rebecca A. Treiman has spent more than two decades finding order in the perceived chaos of the English language. “The English writing system is often considered to be chaotic and hard to learn,” said Treiman, Ph.D., the Burke & Elizabeth High Baker Professor […]
Know your etiquette
Photo by Mary ButkusThe Career Center’s annual Etiquette Dinner was Oct. 27; students learned how to conduct themselves during a business meal.
PAD to present Caryl Churchill’s Cloud Nine
It’s a classic gender-bending satire of colonial and sexual conquest; performances will be Nov. 12-14 and 19-20 in the A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre.
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