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At the “Report to the Neighbors” forum Oct. 8 in Steinberg Hall, the majority of concerns that were raised centered on University construction.

Researchers are investigating the effects of weight loss and physical training on quality of life, physical function and bone strength.

The Executive Committee of the Faculty Council and the Academic Affairs Committee hope to enhance “enhance the environment at the School of Medicine.”

Katherine Y. Barnes, J.D. Peter S. Hovmand, Ph.D., Tomiko Brown-Nagin, J.D., Ph.D., Steven J. Gunn, J.D.,

The weekend of Oct. 17-19 will include a health fair, open houses, lectures, tours, a tailgate party and, of course, the football game.

Beginning a Great Work: Washington University in St. Louis, 1853-2003, will be available early next year, but you get a discount if you order one now.

Photo by Kevin LowderVisiting artist Jennifer Medina leads an advanced master class for the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences.

Alphonso Jackson, deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), will lecture on national housing policy at 11 a.m. today in Anheuser-Busch Hall, Room 309. As HUD’s chief operating officer, Jackson oversees the day-to-day operations of the $32 billion agency that has a core mission of providing affordable housing and promoting […]

Tennessee Williams lost a playwriting contest? It happened in 1937, when Williams placed fourth in a Washington University competition, behind classmates Shepherd Mead (who would go on to write How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying) and A.E. Hotchner (author of Papa Hemingway, among others). It was a brutal blow for the shy, young […]

He died Oct. 9 from complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; he taught radiology courses at the medical school from 1968-2001.