Field of dreams

In high school, John M. Lasala learned the most pivotal and enduring lesson of his life: Persistence and dedication are the keys to success. LeRoy Vaughn, Lasala’s football coach and chemistry teacher — not to mention father of New York Mets first baseman Mo Vaughn — taught his undersized team to capitalize on its strengths […]

The Holocaust in the Congo will be explored in this year’s Holocaust Memorial Lecture

Author Adam Hochschild will deliver the annual Holocaust Memorial lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 11 a.m. The lecture, entitled “The Holocaust in the Congo – Then and Today,” is free and open to the public. It will be held in Graham Chapel, located just north of Mallinckrodt Center (6445 Forsyth Blvd.) on the Washington University campus.Hochschild’s talk will be based on his acclaimed book, King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa (1998).

Biomedical Engineering Department’s Uncas A. Whitaker Hall is dedicated

The dedication of Uncas A. Whitaker Hall for Biomedical Engineering on Oct. 20, 2003, was a major step forward in a plan begun more than a decade ago to launch a nationally prominent department in this rapidly growing field. It also crystallizes the ongoing collaboration of researchers in the Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science and the School of Medicine begun more than 40 years ago.

Bears blank Maroons in Homecoming tilt

The football team won its 10th straight University Athletic Association opener with a 28-0 win against the University of Chicago Oct. 18 in front of 2,652 fans at Francis Field. The victory also means the Bears keep possession of the Founder’s Cup, which commemorates the first game played between the two schools. Defense was the […]

News Highlights – July 1 through Sept. 30, 2003

Washington University faculty and staff make news around the world. Following is a representative sampling of media coverage from clippings and electronic sources received between July 1 and Sept. 30, 2003. A “jaw-some” discovery A research team co-directed by Erik Trinkaus, professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences, has dated a human jawbone from a […]

Of note

Felix Fernandez, M.D., David A. Leib, Ph.D., Timothy P. Fleming, M.D., Thalachallour Mohanakumar, M.D., Ph.D., Agustin Pineda, M.D., and more…
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