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WUSTL physics professors will explore topics in astronomy this fall during the Saturday Science seminar series, sponsored by the Department of Physics and University College, both in Arts & Sciences. Astrophysics was chosen as the theme of this fall’s Saturday Science series in honor of 2009’s designation as the International Year of Astronomy by the […]

Richard Sigg has been promoted to director of admissions and recruitment for the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, announced Ellen Rostand, assistant dean for communications. “Richard is dedicated to the mission of higher education and has a strong commitment to student service,” Rostand said. “He has led an incredible effort to bring in […]

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Photo by David KilperParticipate in the International Year of Astronomy by making a visit to the observatory on top of Crow Hall. It is open to the WUSTL community on reasonably clear Monday through Thursday evenings from when the sky is dark — now about 7 p.m. — to 10 p.m. during the fall semester. Admission is free.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Oct. 14-20. 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. Oct. 16 8:51 a.m. — Three orchid […]

The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts will launch a new Master of Landscape Architecture program in fall 2010, announced Bruce Lindsey, dean of the College of Architecture and the Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design.

Chimes Junior Honorary and the Assembly Series are co-sponsoring an informal discussion with Francis G. Slay, the mayor of the City of St. Louis, at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 29 in the Danforth University Center Tisch Commons. The event is free and open to the public.

Senior John Watts captured his second men’s tennis individual national title with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Andy Peters of Middlebury College in the finals of 2009 Division III ITA National Small College Championship Oct. 17 in Mobile, Ala. Watts, who won the 2007 ITA championship and placed third in 2006 and 2008, is 11-1 […]

Celebrated husband-and-wife illustrators Sam Weber and Jillian Tamaki will deliver a joint lecture for the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts fall Public Lecture Series at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27. In addition, Marcelo Spina — founder of PATTERNS, a design research architectural practice in Los Angeles — will discuss his work for […]

Jacques U. Baenziger, M.D., Ramanath Cowsik, Ph.D., Feng Gao, Ph.D., Mae Gordon, Ph.D., and more…