Residential life staff recognized for its work
The Missouri College Personnel Association recognized Tim Lempfert, associate director of residential life, and the University’s Community Engagement Model during the organization’s annual conference this fall.
Mendelsohn on history, family, Judaism
Award-winning writer and critic Daniel Mendelsohn, Ph.D., will give this year’s annual Holocaust Memorial Lecture at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, in Graham Chapel.
Understanding people
Photo by David KilperRandy J. Larsen, Ph.D., the William R. Stuckenberg Professor of Human Values and Moral Development, has an international reputation for his work on the many foibles of human personality.
Women’s health research program seeks applications
The Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health Program is seeking applications from junior faculty researching areas relevant to women’s health.
Obituary: George Anselevicius, former dean of architecture school, 85
George Anselevicius, former dean of the School of Architecture, died Oct. 2 of injuries suffered during a fall at his home in Albuquerque, N.M. He was 85. Born in Lithuania in 1923, Anselevicius was sent to England by his family in 1938. In 1946, he graduated from the School of Architecture in Leeds and, the […]
Deprived of sense of smell, worms live longer
School of Medicine researchers have shown that they can extend the life spans of roundworms by blocking their sense of smell.
Tips to help stay safe after clocks roll back
With the time change this past weekend, it will get dark earlier in the evening. The Washington University Police Department offers safety tips as part of its “Don’t be in the Dark” campaign.
Introducing new faculty members
Bruce Carlson, Ph.D., and
Julia Driver, Ph.D.
Obituary: Janet Lee Rensing, longtime secretary in political science, 60
Janet Lee Rensing, secretary in the Department of Political Science in Arts & Sciences for the past 20 years, died Oct. 14. She was 60. As secretary, Rensing managed the political science department chair’s schedule, coordinated department visitors and events and kept the office running smoothly. Rensing worked with many department chairs, faculty and students […]
International expedition
Photo by Mary ButkusGregory P. Magarian, J.D., professor of law, speaks to a group of 25 journalists from around the world Oct. 29 in Seigle Hall. The journalists were visiting WUSTL as part of the U.S. Department of State Foreign Press Center’s 2008 Midwest Election Tour.
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