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Flynn Park Elementary 4th graders of University City and Washington University Outreach faculty will perform “hands-on” nanotechnology experiments.

The new Master of Public Health program (MPH) at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work is offering four new full-tuition, merit-based scholarships to support students interested in improving community health locally, nationally and internationally. The scholarships are available to prospective MPH students who have professional interests or experience in a range of areas, including health communications, nursing and community or public service as well as to prospective students completing health and preprofessional health majors who seek career opportunities in public health. Additional tuition assistance also is available to students entering the program, which debuts with the fall 2009 class.

The “Search” Award — the William Greenleaf Eliot Society’s highest honor — was given to David C. Farrell at the Society’s 42nd annual dinner on April 16 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. The award is presented each year to a person who has made enduring contributions to Washington University in St. Louis.

If you’ve regularly been coughing, wheezing or short of breath, you may want to get tested for asthma at the Saint Louis Science Center on Saturday, May 16, 2009. As part of a nationwide program, Washington University School of Medicine physicians will be at the Science Center to test lung function and answer questions about asthma. The screenings are free.

September 25 and 26 David Dorfman Dance underground Acclaimed for his exuberant and “delightfully oddball” style, Washington University alumnus David Dorfman is among the most celebrated choreographers of his generation. In September his company, David Dorfman Dance, will return to the Edison stage with underground, a provocative evening-length work loosely based on the activities of […]

School of Medicine clinical faculty and staff recently collected more than 1,500 medical textbooks to be donated to the Lui Hospital in the war zone of southern Sudan. The Missouri Hospital Association made the request earlier this year, as the staff who work at Lui Hospital rely on outdated medical references, some dating back to […]

Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., vice chancellor for research, has been named president of State University of New York (SUNY) Stony Brook effective July 1. In a press release issued by SUNY Stony Brook, Chancellor-Elect Nancy Zimpher, Ph.D., cited Stanley’s experience as an accomplished leader, administrator, educator, medical researcher and physician as well as his […]

A choreographer, bank president, investment banker and the president of the United States’ largest brewer were among the honorees at the Olin Business School’s 2009 Distinguished Alumni Awards April 22 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Clayton. More than 500 alumni, faculty and friends attended the ceremony, where winners of the second annual Olin Award and […]

At its spring meeting, the Board of Trustees received reports on the endowment, investments and budgets for the 2009-10 fiscal year. Reports also were delivered by the undergraduate and graduate student representatives. In his remarks to the board, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton reviewed a number of extraordinary accomplishments over the past few months, including a […]

The School of Law’s Center for Research on Innovation & Entrepreneurship has been renamed the Center on Law, Innovation & Economic Growth (CLIEG). Gerrit De Geest, J.D., Ph.D., professor of law, is the new co-director with founder Charles McManis, J.D., the Thomas and Karole Green Professor of Law. “With four years of accumulated experience to […]