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Mark J. Manary, M.D., has been named the Helene B. Roberson Professor of Pediatrics at the School of Medicine. “Mark is an internationally recognized expert and advocate for severely malnourished children whose pioneering clinical studies reshape our approach to this profound health issue,” said Alan L. Schwartz, Ph.D., M.D., the Harriet B. Spoehrer Professor and […]

A celebration of the lives and legacy of Donald Finkel, poet-in-residence emeritus of English in Arts & Sciences, who died Nov. 15, 2008, and his wife, poet and novelist Constance Urdang, who died in 1996, will be held at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 12 in the Women’s Building Formal Lounge on the WUSTL campus.

Faculty and staff can register to win one of 30 season PassPorts to The Black Rep. Winners will be chosen in a drawing in December.

Westbound Brookings Drive will be closed Dec. 8-Jan. 12 to accomodate sewer work for the new School of Engineering building.

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Should weather conditions create potentially hazardous travel conditions, Washington University in St. Louis will evaluate the situation and take into consideration the safety of the faculty, staff and students as well as the services that must be provided despite the inclement weather. In the unlikely event that WUSTL alters the normal work and/or class schedule, an announcement will be posted on the university’s home page (wustl.edu), and a number of media outlets also will air an announcement.

Photo by Robert BostonJames T. Stueber ensures the Medical Center’s systems run smoothly

With exams beginning this week, students and health educators have planned events aimed at reducing stress and giving students a break during this busy time.

The number of teams competing for the Olin Cup was whittled down to five finalists Nov. 19 in the “elevator pitch” stage of the race for $70,000 in seed money to start a new company. Three of the finalist teams are student-supported and in the running for an additional $5,000 prize given to the best […]

The Alpha Omicron Pi (AOPi) Fraternity will be the seventh National Panhellenic Conference organization for women to join the Greek community at Washington University, announced Ryan Jasen Henne, director of Greek Life. Colonization is slated for spring 2009. “The Greek Life Office and the existing Greek community is excited and optimistic that this organization will […]