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Fifteen current or former WUSTL students have been awarded Fulbright Scholarships for the 2010-11 academic year. Nine are recently graduated seniors and six are graduate students. They will spend a full academic year in a host country.

Five WUSTL undergraduate students who graduated in May have been named to the USA Today’s 2010 All-USA College Academic Team. Tegan Bukowski and Chase Sackett were named to the second team, Cameron Ball was named to the third team, and Emily Becker and Andrew Hoekzema were named as honorable mentions. … Han Kim, a rising […]

Roy R. Peterson, PhD, who taught anatomy to thousands of Washington University School of Medicine students over four decades, died Friday, July 2, 2010, of a brief illness from cancer. He was 86.

Of note Susan Deusinger, PhD, executive director of the Program in Physical Therapy and professor of physical therapy and of neurology, and Bob Deusinger, PhD, associate professor of physical therapy and of orthopaedic surgery, received the Charles M. Magistro Distinguished Service Award from the Foundation for Physical Therapy. The award honors an individual or individuals […]

On July 1, the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace & Structural Engineering in the School of Engineering & Applied Science changed its name to the Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science. The change was made to reflect the department’s continued emphasis on the development and study of advanced materials.

Liviu Mirica, PhD, assistant professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences, and Yinjie Tang, PhD, assistant professor of chemical engineering, receive Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Achievement Awards on June 14 from Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton.

WUSTL police staff members meet Matt, an Anheuser-Busch Clydesdale, during the IACLEA Family Event at Grant’s Farm June 20. Washington University, led by a university-wide committee chaired by WUSTL Police Chief Strom, hosted the 2010 IACLEA (International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators) annual conference in St. Louis June 18-22.  

Washington University is committed to the highest ethical and professional standards of conduct. WUSTL maintains a Compliance Hotline — at (314) 362-4998 — to provide members of the university community a means to anonymously report concerns or suspected violations of the university’s Code of Conduct.

All Washington University campuses will be tobacco-free beginning Thursday, July 1. Under the new university policy, smoking and tobacco use will be prohibited on all university-owned and -managed properties. 

Michelle L. Milligan, EdD, has been promoted to associate provost, effective July 1, announced Edward S. Macias, PhD, provost, executive vice chancellor for academic affairs and the Barbara and David Thomas Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences.