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Positive third-quarter economic statistics have been greeted with cheers and proclamations that the “Great Recession” is over, but two WUSTL economists are not convinced that it’s time to celebrate.

Thousands in the St. Louis community will benefit from the generosity of Washington University’s faculty, staff and retirees. The University has raised $601,468 in its United Way of Greater St. Louis campaign, surpassing its stated goal of $600,000.

Photo by David KilperWashington University Dance Theatre, the annual showcase of professionally choreographed works performed by student dancers, will present “Transmotion” this weekend in Edison Theatre.

Photo by Kevin LowderDean Mahendra Gupta, Ph.D., the Geraldine J. and Robert L. Virgil Professor of Accounting and Management, welcomes young Ryan Mohasin (center) and his parents, Mohasin Mithu (left), an Olin MBA student, and Farzana, to the 15th annual Olin Thanksgiving Dinner at the Knight Center Nov. 26.

The School of Law recently became the first top law school to allow students to earn both a juris doctorate and a master of laws in taxation in six semesters without any summer coursework.

Nathan A. Baker, Ph.D., Jonathan Breshears, Robert Criss, Ph.D., and more…

Emily Becker, a senior majoring in international and area studies with a minor in English, both in Arts & Sciences, was a finalist for a Rhodes Scholarship announced Nov. 21. “Being picked as a finalist for this distinguished scholarship is a wonderful achievement,” said Joy Kiefer, P.h.D., assistant dean in the College of Arts & […]

Richard M. Hazelton, Ph.D., professor emeritus of English in Arts & Sciences, died Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, of pneumonia at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis. He was 91.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Nov. 17-30. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. Nov. 18 8:31 a.m. — A laptop […]

Beginning with tax year 2009, WUSTL employees can sign up to receive electronic delivery of W-2 forms. There are two significant advantages to electronic delivery of W-2 documents, according to Payroll Services. First, electronic W-2s will arrive approximately three weeks earlier than mailed W-2s. Second, there is no risk of employees’ forms being lost in the mail.