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This January, visitors to reserveaspace.wustl.edu, the room reservation website managed by the Danforth University Center & Event Management Office, found a new, expanded and improved way to reserve spaces, including pooled classrooms, in many buildings on campus. Training sessions are scheduled to orient users to the site.

Nominations are being accepted for Washington University’s annual Faculty Achievement Awards, known as the Arthur Holly Compton Faculty Achievement Award and the Carl and Gerty Cori Faculty Achievement Award. The Compton Award is given to a distinguished member of the faculty from one of the six Danforth Campus schools and the Cori Award to a faculty member from the School of Medicine.The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, Feb. 15.

St. Louis, Jan. 14, 2013 — Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has sent letters to approximately 1,100 patients notifying them that a physician’s laptop computer containing patient information was stolen while the physician was participating in a conference in Argentina. The theft occurred Nov. 28, 2012 and the university learned of it […]

“Why Is It Called Washington University?” a presentation and book signing with Candace O’Connor, will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, at the AT&T Foundation Multipurpose Room at the Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd. O’Connor wrote Beginning a Great Work: Washington University in St. Louis, 1853-2003.

Beginning Jan. 16, students can apply to be a volunteer during the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U), to be held at Washington University in St. Louis April 5-7, 2013. Volunteer roles include: serving as on-campus hosts and ushers, assisting with the production and logistics of the event, helping CGI staff with press and media, and supporting CGI’s program staff. Students with skills in photography, video, and social media are encouraged to apply. In addition to working Friday and Saturday, volunteers are required to attend two evening training sessions April 1 and 4.

Blood drives take place at eight convenient locations across all Washington University in St. Louis campuses. The next blood drive is Jan. 29. The drives are offered during morning, afternoon and evening hours.

Washington University School of Medicine employees and students should be aware of an upcoming Interstate 64/Highway 40 construction project that, when completed, will greatly enhance access to the campus, but will create disruptions for travelers in the coming months. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), in partnership with Washington University Medical Center, is set to […]

The final application workshop for students interested in the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) is slated for 12 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, in Danforth University Center, Room 234. Up to 200 WUSTL students will be selected to participate in CGI U, which will be held April 5-7 on campus.

Washington University recently secured a notable achievement: The St. Louis Minority Supplier Development Council (SLMSDC) named the school its Institution of the Year. The award recognizes the university’s ongoing efforts to seek, and provide opportunities for, minority-owned businesses for campus projects.

The Community Service Office has announced the availability of more than $42,000 for Social Change Grant projects in summer 2013. WUSTL students are invited to build proposals for full or part-time summer work in the development and implementation of an innovative community project.