A lovely Sunday afternoon

Photo by Mary ButkusMore than 100 students performed music of Ottorino Respighi, Alexander Borodin and Antonin Dvorak April 27 as part of the 2008 Chancellor’s Concert in the 560 Music Center’s E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall.

Campus Watch

The following incidents were reported to University Police April 23-29. 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. April 23 12:28 p.m. — A person […]

Creating future geneticists

Photo by Tim ParkerFaculty and staff from The Genome Center went to McKinley Classical Junior Academy April 24 to talk to students about National DNA Day, which was April 25.

New research reveals surprising lifetime risk of economic insecurity among Americans

Recent economic events have shaken the confidence of many Americans with respect to their ability to achieve the “American dream.” “With rising numbers of home foreclosures, job cuts, and loss of savings, more Americans are encountering severe periods of economic risk and insecurity in their lives,” says Mark R. Rank, Ph.D., poverty expert and professor of social work at Washington University in St. Louis.

Symposium showcases research

Photo by Jerry Naunheim Jr.One hundred seventy students from all five WUSTL undergraduate schools presented their research through dance, exhibits and oral presentations at the Undergraduate Research Symposium held April 28 at the Saint Louis Art Museum.

Sixth-graders get a lesson in strawberry DNA

DNA sequencing has led scientists to map the human genome and could take them to huge advancements in medicine — possibly diagnosing and preventing disease. But Alex Heerman just wanted to create some deadly fruit. Heerman and his fellow McKinley Middle School sixth-graders learned how to extract DNA from strawberries during a demonstration by Latricia Wallace, outreach coordinator for the Genome Center at Washington University.

Remembering Steve Fossett

A memorial service for adventurer Steve Fossett, a member of the University’s Board of Trustees and a 1968 MBA graduate of the Olin Business School, will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 1, in Graham Chapel.
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