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Join other Washington University Medical Center employees to celebrate the opening of the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Institute of Health at Washington University School of Medicine from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 18.

Faculty, staff and students who park vehicles on the Danforth Campus must renew their permits for the upcoming 2010-11 academic year. Permits can be renewed online at parking.wustl.edu or at the Parking and Transportation Services office in North Campus. Permits for the 2009-10 academic year expire June 30.

Most students are gone for the summer, but WUSTL Dining Services is keeping notable locations open on the Danforth Campus to serve students, faculty and staff remaining on campus from June 14-August 14.

At the service awards ceremony, the following people were recognized for 10 years of service to the university: Chiquita C. Anderson, Bethann M. Anglin, David L. Archer, Jason R. Becker, Henry Biggs, Jeannine D. Cahill, Ai-Li Cai, Jennifer Chandler, Wade Andrew Charleston, Mary Ann Clifford, Gregory Macleod Coan, Linda K. Coffin, Jonathan L. Cohen, Kim […]

Gloria White award-winner Donna Williams has been a “steadying hand” for the School of Engineering & Applied Sciences. Williams was recognized with the Gloria W. White Distinguished Service Award in a May 24 ceremony in Edison Theatre on Staff Day. Throughout Staff Day, WUSTL employees were recognized for their years of service to the university, their athletic prowess, and their luck,

Of note Dewey Holten, PhD, professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences, and Christine R. Kirmaier, PhD, research associate professor of chemistry, have received a five-year, $894,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for research titled “Primary Electron Transfer Processes in Photosynthetic Bacterial Reaction Centers.” … Jason C. Mills, MD, PhD, assistant professor of pathology […]

Arts & Sciences recognized the achievements of six alumni during the 13th Annual Arts & Sciences Distinguished Alumni Awards Ceremony, held April 29 at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis. A new tradition was started this year with the addition of an awards dinner hosted by Gary S. Wihl, PhD, dean of the faculty of Arts & Sciences and the Hortense and Tobias Lewin Distinguished Professor in the Humanities, and the Arts & Sciences National Council.

The employee 2009-10 U-Pass — allowing WUSTL faculty and staff free use of Metro, the region’s public transportation system — will expire June 30. Benefits-eligible employees may request a new U-Pass for the 2010-11 school year at the Parking & Transportation Services Web site, parking.wustl.edu/upass.htm.

Washington University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton delivered a keynote address May 29 at the Shanghai Forum on global energy demands and energy options that are economically and environmentally sustainable. In addition to attending the forum, a summit focused on economic and political progress in Asia, Wrighton received an honorary doctorate from the Chinese Ministry of Education and Fudan University. 

Of note Deanna Barch, PhD, professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences, has received a one-year, $33,582 subcontract from the University of California, Davis, for research titled “Brain-based Measures for Treatment Development of Impaired Cognition in Schizophrenia.” … William H. Danforth, MD, chancellor emeritus, received the Research Champion Award from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation […]