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The Gephardt Institute for Public Service invites students, faculty and staff to participate in its Faces of Hope event, a celebration of civic engagement and community service at WUSTL.

The Gephardt Institute for Public Service has announced the recipients of its Community-Based Teaching and Learning Faculty Grants Program.

Rebecca Hollander-Blumoff, J.D., and Adam Rosenzweig, J.D., both associate professors of law, have been named School of Law Treiman Fellows for 2008-09. The fellowship, which supports faculty scholarship, is named in memory of Israel Treiman, an alumnus, faculty member and longtime supporter of the law school. Hollander-Blumoff focuses her research and teaching on the intersection […]

Himadri B. Pakrasi, Ph.D., Michelle L.E. Powers, M.D., Carol Woods, Ph.D., Ken Ludmerer, M.D.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Jan. 20-26. 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. Jan. 21 3:09 p.m. — A person […]

To most, the Bible is a somber work, full of serious melodramas and powerful, piercing language. To David A. Peters, Ph.D., the Bible indeed is a beautiful work that is sprinkled liberally with rollicking humor. Peters’ book — “The Many Faces of Biblical Humor” — backs his claim.

Photo by Jerry Naunheim Jr.Freshman Arlan Cohen poses with an ice sculpture of President Barack Obama outside the Danforth University Center Jan. 20. The sculpture was created by Naomi Hamahura, sushi chef at the center’s Wash U Wok, in honor of inauguration day.

Elaine Dempsey has been named the new director of admissions and recruitment for the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, announced Edward F. Lawlor, Ph.D., dean and the William E. Gordon Professor. “I am extremely excited about the expertise and leadership Elaine will bring to our Office of Admissions and Recruitment,” Lawlor said. Dempsey […]

The Code of Conduct governs “members of the University community”: employees, volunteers and those who do business with the University. It states the ethical and legal standards that guide their decisions and actions as community members. The Code of Conduct is revised from time to time. An updated version of the code is available online […]

Photo by Lois IngramWilliam Julius Wilson, Ph.D. (second from right), director of the Joblessness and Urban Poverty Research Program at Harvard University’s Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy, talks with (from left) Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton; Larry J. Shapiro, M.D., executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine; and Will Ross, M.D., associate dean for diversity, director of the Office of Diversity Programs and associate professor of medicine, after Wilson gave the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration lecture Jan. 19 in the Eric P. Newman Education Center.