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A new weekly “Tuesday Tea at 3” program begins Tuesday, Nov. 18, in the Danforth University Center (DUC). Faculty, staff and students are invited to come to the DUC each Tuesday afternoon from 3-5 p.m. for free tea, snacks and conversation. “I think this will be a great opportunity for members of the campus community […]

The “Wonderful Wednesdays” sale Nov. 19 at the Bear Necessities store in Wohl Student Center will be the last before Thanksgiving.

In their efforts to understand the cells involved in normal bowel function, researchers at the School of Medicine have found that a common nutrient — Vitamin A, or its metabolite, retinoic acid — has a direct effect on the development of nerve cells, or neurons, in the bowel wall that control gastrointestinal function.

Photo by Robert BostonSchaffer tackles the complications of diabetes.

At recent Board of Trustees meetings, the following faculty members were promoted with tenure, appointed with tenure or granted tenure effective July 1, 2008, unless otherwise noted. Appointment with tenure Ross C. Brownson, Ph.D., as professor of social work Kathryn Anne Dean, as associate professor of architecture, effective Aug. 1, with tenure effective Oct. 3. […]

To most, the Bible is a somber work, full of such serious melodramas as Abraham intent on carving up his son at God’s demand, Job enduring his many burdensome troubles, and powerful, piercing language, such as the immortal line: Jesus wept. To David A. Peters, Ph.D., McDonnell Douglas Professor of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, the Bible indeed is a beautiful work that is sprinkled liberally with, at times, rollicking humor. Peters, whose academic expertise is aeronautics, particularly helicopter mechanics, has written a book, The Many Faces of Biblical Humor (Hamilton Books, 2008) that overwhelmingly backs his claim.

Construction Update is published periodically and provides information about the progress of major building and renovation projects. Information is provided to the Record by facilities management. Danforth Campus South 40 utilities Chiller and cooling tower bids are under analysis. The sewer at Beaumont and Rubelmann houses is 50 percent completed. Workers continue to install louvers […]

Born in Finland in 1910, Saarinen immigrated to the United States in 1923. His family settled in Chicago but soon moved to suburban Detroit, where his father, the celebrated architect Eliel Saarinen, began designing the campus of the Cranbrook Academy of Art. There the younger Saarinen befriended designers (and future collaborators) Charles and Ray Eames, […]

The News & Information Web site at Washington University in St. Louis provides the images below for free use by media for purposes of news coverage of the exhibition Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future, on view at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum Jan. 30 to April 27. All other uses are prohibited. Please read […]

Photo by Jerry Naunheim Jr.Erin Presson, administrative assistant at University College, and Harvey Fields, Ph.D., assistant director for academic programs at Cornerstone, share a light moment at M.I.L.D. (Mosey In, Lay Down) Oct. 23 at the Beaumont Pavilion in Brookings Quadrangle.