150th anniversary polo shirts available free to faculty, staff
The shirts are WUSTL red and have the Sesquicentennial logo stitched in green on the left chest; they come in sizes small through triple-extra large.
Bone-loss drug triggers first case of drug-induced osteopetrosis
A drug used to treat bone loss associated with diseases such as osteoporosis has caused a child to develop an unhealthy, dense skeleton characteristic of osteopetrosis, or marble bone disease.
Hilgert, 73; Olin School of Business
He was a mainstay in the personnel management and labor relations programs while tirelessly championing the importance of business ethics.
Cancer research grant open to junior faculty
Awards of up to $20,000 will be made for one year; applications are due by 4 p.m. Oct. 6.
Lifelong Learning Institute continues to grow
The LLI consists of a variety of courses based on cooperative learning and member involvement; it now boasts nearly 500 students.
Oct. 3 Calendar
“University Events” lists a portion of the activities taking place at Washington University Oct. 3-16. Visit the Web for expanded calndars for the Hilltop Campus (calendar.wustl.edu) and the School of Medicine (medschool.wustl.edu/calendars.html). Exhibits History of Adult Education at Washington University, 1854-2004. Through May 31. January Hall, Rm. 20. 935-4806. [[EmbeddedImage_Old]] Influence 150: 150 Years of […]
Author, critic Stanley Crouch to host W.E.B. Du Bois forums
Author, critic and commentator Stanley Crouch will host “A Reconsideration of W.E.B. Du Bois’ The Souls of Black Folk at its Centenary” at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Oct. 27. Both hour-long sessions will take place in Graham Chapel and are sponsored by The Center for the Humanities and the Department of English, both in […]
Hardware stops viruses and worms; System halts their spreading before they reach end-user stage
Photo by David KilperHardware developed by John Lockwood scans for viruses and worms that are transmitted over a network and filters out unwanted data.John Lockwood and graduate students in his laboratory have developed a hardware platform called the “Field-programmable Port Extender.”
Here’s to your health
Photo by Mary ButkusFreshman Catherine L. Kupiec takes the blood pressure of Mary Most at the recent Health and Wellness Fair.
‘Six Months After Iraq’ is topic of U.N. official Malloch Brown
Mark Malloch Brown, administrator of the U.N. Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations’ global development network, will deliver The Stein Lecture in Ethics as part of the Assembly Series at 11 a.m. Nov. 12 in Graham Chapel. The title of his talk is “Six Months After Iraq: Why the U.N. Matters.” Since 1999, Malloch Brown […]
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