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Courtesy photoSpiral HouseAcclaimed architect Kathryn Dean, founding partner of Dean/Wolf Architects in New York City, has been appointed director of the Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis. She previously served on the faculty of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture.

A drug-resistant germ was found in children tested in the St. Louis metropolitan area by researchers at the School of Medicine. Demographic analyses showed that children carrying the superbug were associated with a low socioeconomic status, defined as enrollment in Medicaid and living in crowded households.

Timothy McBride, Ph.D., professor, has been named the first associate dean for public health at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work.

Washington University in St. Louis launches its “Where to Go” campaign this fall to help the campus prepare for emergency situations. During the fall semester, members of the University’s Crisis Management Team will give presentations at student, staff and faculty meetings explaining where to go for information before, during and after an emergency.

Eligible employees may now register for a summer 2007 U-Pass; eligible students may register beginning April 30.

Uno, winner of Best in Show at the 2008 Westminster Kennel Club dog show, will visit the Danforth University Center Aug. 25 as part of a year-long celebration of the building’s opening.

With each new school year comes a fresh start for each child. For the past decade, Washington University students have helped St. Louis-area children get that new start in clean, colorful hallways and classrooms through Service First. The annual community service event will be held Aug. 30.

More than 1,400 Washington University freshmen will move into the South 40 residence halls on Thursday, Aug. 21. With help from family, friends and upperclassmen, the students will be hauling everything from refrigerators and microwaves to carpets, bicycles and stereo systems into their new homes away from home.

Michael Landy has been named executive director of the St. Louis Hillel at Washington University, announced Miriam Singer, president of the St. Louis Hillel’s board of directors. Landy started at the Hillel Aug. 11. Since 2006, Landy has served as regional director for the mid-continent region of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, based in […]

Photo by Joe AngelesBehind the scenes, Ida H. Early keeps the University running smoothly