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Poet David Lehman, Ph.D., editor of “The Best American Poetry” series, will read from his work at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 2, for The Writing Program in Arts & Sciences. The talk — part of The Writing Program Reading Series — is free and open to the public and takes place in Duncker Hall, Room […]

Gustav Schonfeld, M.D., has released his memoir, “Absence of Closure,” which describes his experiences in four Nazi concentration camps.

School of Medicine neuroscientists have identified a key difference in the way the brain functions in people who are depressed compared with those who are not.

Jason Weber, Ph.D., has received a $4 million Era of Hope Scholar Award to study potential new ways to control breast cancer cell growth.

Courtesy PhotoConstruction will be complete in December on the BJC Institute of Health at Washington University.

The following incidents were reported to University Police March 25-31. 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. March 25 11:55 a.m. — A student […]

The No. 2 men’s tennis team extended its winning streak to six with an 8-1 victory over Grinnell College March 29 at the Tao Tennis Center. The victory was WUSTL’s 23rd straight at home dating back to the 2006-07 season and its 40th in the past 41 home court matches. The Bears are 66-6 (.917) […]

Wendy Kopp, founder and chief executive officer of Teach For America, has been selected to give the 2009 Commencement address, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. The University’s 148th Commencement will begin at 8:30 a.m. May 15.

KoppWendy Kopp, founder and chief executive officer of Teach For America — the national corps of outstanding college graduates who commit to teach for at least two years in some of the country’s highest-need schools — has been selected to give the 2009 Commencement address at Washington University in St. Louis, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. The university’s 148th Commencement will begin at 8:30 a.m. May 15 in Brookings Quadrangle on the Danforth Campus.

The Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging is hosting the 2009 Friedman Conference April 21 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The conference, titled “In the Words of the Artist: The Influence of Age on Creativity and Expression,” focuses on the ways artists experience the aging process and how it […]