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Rachel T. A. Croson, Ph.D., launches a new lecture series on women in academia offered by The Center for Research in Economics and Strategy at the Olin Business School.

Mary B. Campbell, senior vice president for Bank of America, has been named assistant vice chancellor for real estate, announced Henry S. Webber, executive vice chancellor for administration. Campbell’s appointment will be effective April 13.

Led by a pair of standout performances in the decathlon and heptathlon, the women’s and men’s outdoor track and field teams finished first and second, respectively, at the Washington University Invitational April 3 and 4. The women placed first out of 21 schools with 144 points, while the men were second out of 22 with […]

Photo by David KilperMembers of the Olin Business School community organize donations to the WUSTL military care package group’s special “Wash U Women to Military Women” collection March 27. Earlier that month, the care package group asked the WUSTL community to donate objects requested by female soldiers serving in Iraq, such as brightly colored towels, fuzzy socks and lights.

Photo by Jerry Naunheim, Jr.Students Rachel Lyons (left), Gregg Kennedy and Margaret Burke discuss the community involvement of the Catholic Student Center during Faces of Hope, a University-wide celebration of civic engagement and community service April 2 in Whitaker Hall.

A three-person contingent from WUSTL is among the teams of the world’s brightest computer programming talent that will gather in Stockholm, Sweden, April 18-22 to compete in the 33rd annual Association for Computer Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest.

When light bulbs need to be replaced, change to compact fluorescent bulbs instead of incandescent bulbs.

The recipients of the 2009 Gerry and Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award will be recognized during a ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, in the Knight Center.

Two of Missouri’s top leaders in public health will speak at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work Friday, April 10, and Monday, April 13.

Photo by David Kilper”People need role models, and it is critical to be able to look at your own family and community for those models,” says Jack Kirkland, associate professor at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work. Kirkland is putting his philosophy to work in East St. Louis, Ill., and a low-income area of St. Louis, the 3rd Ward.