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Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, will deliver the keynote address for the Global Leadership Conference at 6 p.m., Friday, March 25, in Graham Chapel. This Assembly Series talk, “Democracy and the Internet,” is free and open to the public.

Richard Wilson, PhD, director of Washington University’s Genome Institute, was one of the most cited authors of 2010, according to Thomson Reuters Science Watch. The annual survey tracks research across various scientific disciplines to determine which papers published in the past two years were cited most often by other scientists. Wilson was listed among the […]

With $715,540 raised for the United Way by WUSTL in 2010, the university has exceeded its United Way fundraising goal for five consecutive years. In February, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton formally thanked Ann Prenatt, vice chancellor for human resources, for her excellent work leading WUSTL’s annual United Way campaign, presenting her with a certificate of recognition.

(From left) Brown School students perform a multi-cultural fusion dance during the 17th annual International Festival held March 6 at the 560 Music Building. The theme of this year’s festival was “1 Community, A World of Traditions.”

Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton gave a special address titled “A Vision for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Washington University in St. Louis” March 16 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center. During his presentation, Wrighton emphasized the university’s Plan for Excellence and the goal to “Enhance our global leadership today to benefit the world tomorrow.”

Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton addresses the WUSTL community on how faculty, staff and students can help relief efforts in Japan.

Gautam Dantas, PhD, assistant professor of pathology and immunology, has received a one-year, $120,000 grant from the Washington University/Pfizer Biomedical Research Program for research titled “Discovery of Mechanistically Novel Antibiotic Combinations that Inhibit Multi-drug Resistant Gram-negative Pathogens.” … Stuart Greenbaum, PhD, former dean of Olin Business School and the Bank of America Professor Emeritus of […]

Los Angeles Times
 Aftershocks prompt fears of major Tokyo quake
 03/15/2011 The pattern of aftershocks in Japan appears to be shifting south toward Tokyo, raising concerns among scientists that the temblors could transfer stress to nearby faults. The fear is that the initial quake and the series of large aftershocks will transfer geophysical stress into […]

Paper airplane competitions were only a part of the annual Engineering Week Feb. 20-25. The annual week, sponsored by the School of Engineering & Applied Science, is designed to raise awareness of the profession and included a scavenger “golden mouse” hunt throughout the engineering school, Nerf gun battles and the traditional “Mr. Engineering” pageant.

Associated Press
 Canadian boy moved to US over end-of-life dispute
 03/15/2011 A Canadian couple transferred their terminally ill toddler son to a Catholic hospital in St. Louis after an Ontario court ruled doctors could remove breathing tube keeping the boy alive. Rebecca Dresser, a professor of law and medical ethics at Washington University in St. […]