Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program seeks candidates
All college campuses strive for diversity among students, faculty and staff. One of WUSTL’s programs aimed at promoting diversity among the faculty turned 6 years old this spring. The Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program was instituted in 1998 as part of an effort to increase the representation of minority scholars on the Hilltop Campus. The program […]
The time has come! 143rd Commencement
Of the 2,589 candidates, 1,411 are undergraduate and 1,178 are graduate and professional; the ceremony will start at 8:30 a.m.
Summer schedule
After this issue, the Record will phase into its monthly summer publication schedule. Look for our next issue in late June.
Thakor named Simon professor
He joins the Olin School of Business from the University of Michigan; he will be the John E. Simon Professor of Finance here.
Outstanding young scientists
David KilperAmy Walker and Amy Shen are winners of the highly competitive, peer-evaluated Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Achievement Award.
Largest human chromosome so far sequenced
The analysis, published in a recent issue of the journal Nature, revealed that the chromosome has about 1,150 genes and 940 so-called pseudogenes.
McLean Parks named Taylor professor in Olin School
She was installed Sept. 4 at the Knight Center; Reuben C. Taylor Jr. established the professorship in 1986.
Embryonic pancreatic tissue controls type I diabetes in rats
School of Medicine investigators’ work is directed toward developing a new treatment for type I diabetes mellitus, also known as juvenile diabetes.
Holtzman named head of neurology department
The Alzheimer’s expert has also been named the Andrew B. and Gretchen P. Jones Professor of Neurology.
Airline industry’s future is topic of public forum
The “Future of the Airline Industry” will be the topic of a public forum from 7:30-11:30 a.m. Oct. 31 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom in Anheuser-Busch Hall. The discussion will be timely because it comes one day before American Airlines implements a major downsizing of its St. Louis hub, a reduction expected to cut […]
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