Which bear to choose?
Photo by Mary ButkusWashington University Women’s Society volunteer Elaine Burkhardt (left) talks with Roberta and Bill Schnoor of Brookline, Mass., at the grand opening of the new Bear Necessities store Aug. 20 in Umrath Hall in the South 40. The Schnoors’ son Will is a member of the Class of 2013.
Live@EDU selected for student e-mail pilot program
After several months seeking student and staff input, Washington University selected Microsoft Live@EDU to provide e-mail, calendar and Web space to a pilot group of students during the fall 2009 semester.
Diversity and Inclusion Grants available
The Coordinating Council for Diversity Initiatives 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.
Margaret Bush Wilson, WUSTL trustee emerita, civil rights attorney, 90
Margaret Bush Wilson, WUSTL trustee emerita, prominent civil rights attorney in the 1960s and the first woman of color to chair the board of directors of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, died Tuesday, Aug. 11, after a short illness. She was 90.
Curiosity is his compass
Photo by Robert BostonElliot Elson’s lab is a center of collaboration and invention.
Volleyball ranked No. 5 by AVCA
The volleyball team will begin its season ranked No. 5 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) top 25 poll. Head coach Rich Luenemann led WUSTL to a 32-7 overall record last year, winning the University Athletic Association (UAA) championship and advancing to the NCAA Division III regional finals. The Bears count three returning starters […]
Another pro team looks to WUSTL physicians
Washington University Orthopedics provided medical care for the Saint Louis Athletica women’s professional soccer team.
Family ties
Photo by Robert BostonChristine Yokoyama (left), a first-year medical student, receives a white coat from her father, Wayne Yokoyama, M.D., professor of medicine and director of the Medical Scientist Training Program, at the Class of 2013 White Coat Ceremony Aug. 14 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center.
Yellow Ribbon Program has immediate impact on campus
Photo by Joe AngelesThe new Post-9/11 G.I. Bill is expected to attract even more veteran candidates to Washington University.
Itch-specific neurons identified in mice
Itch and pain signals are transmitted along different pathways in the spinal cord, School of Medicine researchers have found.
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