Freshman given service award
Grace Chao, a freshman from Woodside, N.Y., majoring in biochemistry in Arts & Sciences, has received the Samuel P. Peabody Award for Community Activism from YouthAction NYC, a program of Citizen’s Committee for Children of New York. “Receiving the Peabody Award is a great honor,” Chao said. “However, this award is not only a recognition […]
Dean Wihl to lead colloquium on ‘Ragtime’
In conjunction with the performances of “Ragtime,” the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences will present a faculty colloquium on the issues brought to light in the award-winning musical.
Of note
Jan P. Amend, Ph.D.,
Shirley K. Baker,
Dawn Brancati, Ph.D.,
Todd Braver, Ph.D., and more…
United Way campaign still accepting donations
WUSTL continues to accept donations to the annual United Way of Greater St. Louis campaign, which began Sept. 2. The University’s goal for this year’s drive is $600,000, and those who have not yet donated are encouraged to do so as soon as possible.
Brown School names new associate deans
Edward F. Lawlor, Ph.D., dean of the George Warren Brown School of Social Work and the William E. Gordon Distinguished Professor, has named Enola Proctor, Ph.D., associate dean for faculty, and Debra Haire-Joshu, Ph.D., associate dean for research.
Congressman on campus
Photo by Mary ButkusHarold Ford Jr., former Democratic congressman from Tennessee, shares political insight with students in a legislative politics class taught by Michael Minta, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science in Arts & Sciences.
Frank Marshall Davis Collection added to Film & Media Archive
Washington University Libraries’ Film & Media Archive has partnered with the University of Hawaii-West Oahu to preserve and digitize an interview with African-American poet and journalist Frank Marshall Davis.
Celebrating a career
Jeigh Singleton, associate professor of fashion in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, received the First Annual Saint Louis Fashion Week Plaza Frontenac Fashion Achievement Award Oct. 8 during a ceremony at Plaza Frontenac.
Look here for ‘Green Tips’ from the Office of Sustainability
Before recycling paper, remove the paper clips for reuse.
WUSTL is first university to join Red Cross Ready Rating Program
Washington University is the first university and 150th member of the American Red Cross’ Ready Rating Program. The program, which originated in St. Louis, provides free assistance to businesses, schools and organizations in emergency planning.
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