Of note
Robert E. Blankenship, Ph.D.,
Thomas K. Croat, Ph.D.,
Jacqueline E. Payton, M.D., Ph.D.,
Frank Stadermann, Ph.D.,
Luis H. Zayas, Ph.D.,
and more…
Math teams excel in competitions
Two Washington University teams took first and second place in the Missouri Collegiate Mathematics Competition, sponsored each spring by the Missouri section of the Mathematical Association of America, according to Ronald C. Freiwald, Ph.D., professor of mathematics in Arts & Sciences. This year’s competition was held April 17-18 on the campus of Missouri State University […]
Milestone achievement
Courtesy PhotoFaculty from the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences gathered at Whittemore House April 30 to celebrate the 90th birthday of Annelise Mertz, professor emerita in dance.
School records fall at meet at SIUE
A pair of women’s track and field records were broken at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Twilight Meet in Edwardsville, Ill., April 26. Senior Morgen Leonard-Fleckman won the pole vault at the 20-team meet, clearing an NCAA provisional and school-record breaking height of 3.75 meters. She broke her own school record of 3.72 meters, set […]
Man of heart
Photo by Tim ParkerKovács uses nature’s language, math, to solve the body’s mysteries
Got milk?
Photo by Joe AngelesTony Knowlton, mechanic in Facilities Yellow Zone, and his daughter, Sarah, 11, test breakfast cereal in Busch Hall during the “Soggy Cereal and the Scientific Method” session at Take Our Daughters & Sons to Work day celebration April 24.
Outstanding students honored with award, scholarships by Women’s Society
The Women’s Society of Washington University honored the legacy of two of the University’s most revered women — Elizabeth Gray Danforth and Harriet K. Switzer — at its annual meeting April 16. The society presented the Harriet K. Switzer Leadership Award and two Elizabeth Gray Danforth Scholarships to three exemplary college students at the Formal Lounge of the Ann Whitney Olin Women’s Building.
Six honorary degrees to be awarded at 147th Commencement
Six distinguished individuals, including a pioneer of women in medicine and a multimedia entrepreneur, will receive honorary degrees May 16 during the University’s 147th Commencement ceremony. The University also will bestow academic degrees on more than 2,500 students during the ceremony, which begins at 8:30 a.m. in Brookings Quadrangle.
Gene that prolongs life after heart failure evident in some African-Americans
About 40 percent of African-Americans have a genetic variant that can protect them after heart failure and prolong their lives.
Genes play role in problem drinking
School of Medicine researchers genes play a larger role than environment if girls advance to problem drinking and alcohol dependence.
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