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The Coordinating Council for Diversity Initiatives (CCDI) is accepting grant applications for initiatives that improve the campus environment for women and members of underrepresented minority groups who are on faculty or staff at WUSTL. The Diversity and Inclusion Grants support proposals from faculty or administrative leaders for programs that promote diversity and inclusion at the […]

Washington University in St. Louis’ newly renovated Corner Building on Skinker and Delmar boulevards opened Aug. 14. The building is located on the eastern side of the Loop area in the City of St. Louis and contains apartments and spaces for retail shops.

Learning the language of cellular signaling: Mitsuru Morimoto, PhD, Shadmehr Demehri, PhD, and Raphael Kopan, PhD.Why do children with eczema so often get asthma? Experts in cellular signaling discovered how skin cells in danger might sound a body-wide alert. But lung cells in turn make an unfortunate response.

Photo by Whitney CurtisEmily Cornwall (center) and classmates Danielle Green (left) and Tonya Dean participate in a team-building activity during one of the George Warren Brown School of Social Work’s orientation activities.

Photo by Joe AngelesReturning students and parents arriving on campus probably noticed a different look to the South 40. Two impressive new buildings, South 40 House and Umrath House, have opened to students for the first time this year.

Recycle all your paper, plastic bottles, cans, food containers and anything else in the appropriate containers throughout campus.

Most Americans know Billy Graham as the nation’s most famous evangelist. But in Graham’s recent biography, author Steven P. Miller, Ph.D., argues that Graham — “a deceptively familiar icon” — did more than save souls in the decades following World War II; his influence helped create the modern South.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Aug. 12-Aug. 24. 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. Aug. 12 12:43 p.m. — A […]

Olin Library’s new exhibition — “Double Exposure: Al Parker’s Illustrations, from Model to Magazine” — explores the art-making process of Al Parker, harking back to the “Mad Men” days of magazine illustration. The exhibition, from the collection of the Modern Graphic History Library, is on display in Olin Library’s Ginkgo Reading Room and Grand Staircase […]

Photo by Mary Butkus(From left) Renita Weathersby, Ernest White and Adam Comer, all of Facilities Planning and Management, enjoy the buffet Aug. 19 at the Whittemore House Open House. The Open House was held to thank current Whittemore House members and to encourage other faculty and staff to become better acquainted with Whittemore House.