Physics graduate student receives prestigious P.E.O. Scholar Award

Allyson Gibson, a doctoral student in physics in Arts & Sciences, has received a prestigious P.E.O. Scholar Award for the 2008-09 academic year. She was one of 85 recipients selected from more than 640 applicants from the United States and Canada. The $15,000 merit-based award is given to women who are either pursuing a doctoral-level degree or engaged in postgraduate study or research who show potential to make significant contributions to their fields of study.

O’Sullivan named dean of joint engineering program

Joseph A. O’Sullivan, Ph.D., the Samuel C. Sachs Professor of Electrical Engineering, has been appointed dean of the University of Missouri-St. Louis/Washington University Joint Undergraduate Engineering Program, according to Salvatore P. Sutera, Ph.D., interim dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Seminar to address ways to lessen earthquake damage

The earthquake that hit the lower Midwest on April 18 this year was a hearty 5.2 on the Richter scale and got the attention of the St. Louis region. What if a quake larger than that would hit the region? How would we respond? To address these concerns, the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Structural Engineering is presenting a series of seminars and workshops on the topic of reducing the damage that would occur when a strong earthquake strikes the area again.

Moreton promoted to associate dean

Patrick S. Moreton, Ph.D., has been promoted to associate dean at the Olin Business School, announced Mahendra R. Gupta, Ph.D., dean and the Geraldine J. and Robert L. Virgil Professor of Accounting and Management.

Making connections

Photo by Joe Angeles Ida Early, Secretary to the Board of Trustees, has a long history of serving the University and she has served it well. Of her current job she says, “I love it, love it, love it.”

Electoral college imposes formidable barriers to minor parties and drives politics to the center, says election law expert

Magarian”Minor political parties’ inability to gain traction in the United States does not reflect natural facets of our national character,” says Gregory P. Magarian, election law expert and professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. “Rather, our legal system imposes formidable barriers to minor parties’ electoral viability.” Magarian is available to discuss general election law and electoral system issues.
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