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Passionate, dedicated and driven only begin to describe Fiona H. Levy, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics. As the medical director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Levy oversees a multidisciplinary team that cares for critically ill children and infants. “I have been given the opportunity to make a difference […]

The first varsity baseball squad at the University took the field in 1946 and went 17-11, but baseball on the Hilltop Campus dates much further back. The 1903 team (above) was one of the earliest athletic teams to suit up for the University. Since 1946, the Bears have gone 922-778-9 for a winning percentage of […]

The transition from high-school student to college student can be a difficult one for some, and over the years the University has implemented many programs and initiatives to help first-year students feel at home. One was the freshman camp (above, 1954), which brought together enrolled students before their first semester began in order to give […]

“Cyclotron Produced Isotopes in Biology and Medicine” will continue to support research into imaging techniques and agents. Click here for more medical articles

Robert M. Walker, Ph.D., professor of physics in Arts & Sciences and faculty fellow for the McDonnell Center for Space Sciences, died Feb. 11 in Brussels, Belgium after an extended battle with stomach cancer. He was 74.

Feb. 23 is “William Greenleaf Eliot Day”; it will feature two lectures on him, as well as a release and signing of the pictorial history book.

Lenabell tells the story of a woman with sickle cell disease — including her experimental failures as well as near-miraculous successes.

Construction Update is published periodically and provides information about the progress of major building and renovation projects. Information is provided to the Record by facilities management. Earth and Planetary Sciences Building The masonry work continues with the granite and limestone facade. The roofing is complete. Partition framing continues on all levels, and dry-wall and painting […]

The only areas not yet finished are the Crossroads Café, the grand staircase and a reading room on the east side of the building.

For more than 50 years, the Assembly Series has brought some of the most important voices in contemporary society to campus, including the 14th Dalai Lama (above) in September 1993. The Dalai Lama is the head of state and spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. The spring 2004 Assembly Series kicked off with Pulitzer Prize-winning […]