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Barry P. Sleckman, M.D., Ph.D., has been named director of the Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine.

The 2008 NCAA Division III National Champion men’s tennis team will be recognized on Saturday, Sept. 13, at halftime of the Washington University vs. Westminster College football game at Francis Field. Kickoff will be at 7 p.m.

Photo by Kevin LowderStudents at First Friday, the annual event that marks the celebration of the first Friday of the new school year and features free food, inflatable games, student group sign-ups and entertainment.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Sept. 2-8. 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. Sept. 4 11:03 a.m. — A handcart […]

To help facilitate interest and participation in the Oct. 2 vice presidential debate and presidential election in November, the Richard A. Gephardt Institute for Public Service is coordinating an all-day, campus-wide voter registration drive Sept. 18.

Photo by David KilperWashington University’s 2008 United Way of Greater St. Louis campaign began Sept. 2 with a kickoff breakfast at Whittemore House. The United Way of Greater St. Louis supports nearly 200 health and human-service organizations in the St. Louis region and provides an array of services to a large, diverse population.

Photo by Kevin LowderStudents living in the Wayman Crow, Brookings and Liggett/Koenig residential colleges in the South 40 may notice a few “more mature” fellow residents this year. Asad Q. Ahmed, Ph.D. (above, with family), assistant professor of Arabic & Islamic Studies; Ian MacMullen, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science; and Andrew Rehfeld, Ph.D., associate professor of political science, all in Arts & Sciences, have moved into apartments in the residential colleges as part of the faculty fellows program.

W. Milton Swanson, Ph.D., professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, died Monday, Aug. 25, in Manson, N.C.

Beginning in the 2008-09 academic year, the Jerry and Judy Kent Scholarships will be awarded to approximately five freshmen each year for the next seven years, and they will remain Kent Scholars for four years in Olin’s BSBA program.

Scientists at the School of Medicine discovered that an inhibitor drug can turn off cell receptors responsible for tumor growth in some patients with endometrial cancer.