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Photo by Mary ButkusTheater, dance, carnival rides and music are just some of the attractions that will be featured at the annual Thurtene Carnival, scheduled for 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 18 and 19, on the Danforth Campus.

Nationally recognized social entrepreneur Bill Strickland will be the featured guest when the winners of the Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition are announced April 23.

Photo by Robert BostonWhether she’s recruiting underrepresented students or organizing the Saturday Scholars public high-school outreach program, colleagues say Lisa Stevenson, director of the Office of Diversity Programs at the School of Medicine, is organized, has high standards and an attitude of “get it right the first time.”

Seniors Charlie Cutler and Chris Hoeland teamed up for a win at No. 1 doubles and had two convincing singles victories to lead the No. 2 men’s tennis team to an 8-1 win over the University of Chicago April 11 at the Tao Tennis Center. WUSTL extended its overall winning streak to 11 matches, the […]

The School of Law will celebrate the outstanding achievements of six individuals at the annual Distinguished Alumni Awards on Friday, April 17 in the Crowder Courtyard of Anheuser-Busch Hall. Presenting the awards will be Kent Syverud, J.D., dean and the Ethan A.H. Shepley University Professor. Four alumni will receive Distinguished Law Alumni Awards and two will receive Distinguished Young Law Alumni Awards.

Maria Cristina Ajenjo, M.D., Sean Savoie, and Mark Bagby

At recent Board of Trustees meetings, the following faculty members were promoted with tenure, appointed with tenure or granted tenure effective July 1, 2009, unless otherwise noted. Appointment with tenure Sarah J. Gehlert, Ph.D., as professor of social work, effective Jan. 1, 2009 Robert F. Krueger, Ph.D., as professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences, […]

The Freshman Reading Program steering committee has announced that the Class of 2013 will be reading Julie Otsuka’s “When the Emperor Was Divine,” a novel set in a Japanese-American internment camp in World War II.

The Department of Music in Arts & Sciences will host a symposium titled “‘Damnation of Faust’ by Hector Berlioz” at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 18, in Wilson Hall.

When Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970, calls for “corporate social responsibility” and environmentally friendly policies fell mostly on deaf ears in the business world. Today, the green movement has moved from the fringes to the mainstream of society. To prove that point, the Olin Business School chapter of Net Impact is hosting an […]