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An investigation of the letters of Isabella Gardner, a gifted but somewhat forgotten poet of the mid-20th century, brought Dutch scholar Marian Janssen to Washington University Libraries’ Isabella Gardner Papers. Janssen returns to WUSTL to discuss her biography of Gardner, titled Not at All What One Is Used To: The Life and Times of Isabella Gardner, at 4 p.m. Friday, April 29, in Olin Library’s Ginkgo Reading Room.

Ebony G. Patterson is a mixed-media artist who frequently investigates issues of culture, identity, gender, and the female body in her work. She also is an assistant professor of painting and drawing at the University of Kentucky. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Patterson earned an Honors Diploma in Painting from Edna Manley College of the Visual […]

Raymond Nadaskay, a practicing architect for the past 44 years, is co-founder and principal emeritus of NK Architects. The firm is a leader in educational and health-care projects with an emphasis on sustainable design. His longstanding contributions to Washington University include his commitment to developing scholarships for architecture students and his support of capital improvements […]

Cynthia Weese was a founding partner of Weese Langley Weese, a distinguished Chicago architecture firm, and taught widely before becoming dean of the School of Architecture in 1993. Since stepping down as dean in 2005, she has continued her practice. Weese earned a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Sciences in 1962 and a Bachelor of […]

Three Arts & Sciences juniors have recently been awarded prestigious national scholarships, with a fourth receiving an honorable mention. Two students received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and one student received the Morris K. Udall Scholarship for the 2011-12 academic year. 

John A. Cooper, MD, PhD, professor of cell biology and physiology, has received a four-year, $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for research titled “Actin and Microtubule-Based Mechanisms for Functions of NK Lymphoid Cells.” … Regina F. Frey, PhD, director of The Teaching Center and professor of the practice in chemistry in […]

Senior Renee Kramer has been awarded this year’s Rabbi Ferdinand M. Isserman Prize. The Isserman prize recognizes a WUSTL student who has made a significant contribution in leadership and service to ecumenical or interfaith activities, both on campus and in the wider community.

Can getting from a class at the west end of campus immediately to a class at the east end leave you huffing and puffing? Starting in fall 2012, classes on the Danforth Campus will begin 10 minutes after their published start time, announced Provost Edward S. Macias, PhD. The only exception will be School of Law classes. This change extends the time between classes from seven minutes to 10 minutes. 

WUSTL recycled 556,623 pounds of waste this spring to rank in the top 5 percent nationally — No. 15 out of 363 schools — in the annual RecycleMania contest’s Gorilla category. WUSTL also increased its diversion rate — or percentage of total waste recycled or reused — by nearly 10 percent and reduced the total waste produced by 4.5 pounds per person during the competition.

To help ensure the university community is prepared in the event of an earthquake, a voluntary earthquake drill will be held for all WUSTL faculty, staff and students at 10:15 a.m. Thursday, April 28. The drill is a part of the 2011 Great Central U.S. ShakeOut, organized by the Central United States Earthquake Consortium.