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Faculty, staff and students who park vehicles on campus must renew their permits for the upcoming 2009-10 academic year at parking.wustl.edu or at the Parking and Transportation Services office at North Campus.

Following the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and after consultation with senior University officials, the University has cancelled an undergraduate study-abroad program, which was scheduled to begin May 27 in Puebla, Mexico.

Photo by Mary ButkusLeila Nadya Sadat, J.D., the Henry H. Oberschelp Professor of Law and director of the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute introduces Guénaël Mettraux, former associate legal officer and former defense counsel for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, during a meeting April 13-15 at the School of Law to begin work on a Specialized Convention on Crimes Against Humanity.

The following incidents were reported to University Police April 22-28. 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. April 23 8:10 p.m. — A person […]

Photo by Mary ButkusThe Women’s Society of Washington University honored the legacy of two of the University’s most revered women — Harriet K. Switzer and the late Elizabeth Gray Danforth — at its annual meeting April 15.

The search for the cause of an inherited form of a rare childhood cancer potentially sheds light on the development of other cancers.

Automatic external defibrillators are being installed in medical school buildings to improve a person’s chances of survival after sudden cardiac arrest.

A procedure commonly thought to improve pregnancy rates during IVF does not affect outcomes in most women younger than 38 years old.

John N. Constantino, M.D., has been named the Blanche F. Ittleson Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics.

Photo by Robert BostonStoryCorps visited the Siteman Cancer Center April 17-21 to record parents and children recalling how the parent communicated a cancer diagnosis to their children.