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The Office of Student Activities is sponsoring a naming contest for the five dining venues to be located on the main level of the Danforth University Center, scheduled to open for the fall 2008 semester. Both undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents of current students and friends of the University are eligible to participate.

Craig K. Reiss, M.D., has been named the Sam and Marilyn Fox Distinguished Professor in Medicine. Reiss, a cardiologist, directs the Washington University Cardiology Consultants and the Heart Care Institute at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital. Reiss The professorship is the second named for Sam and Marilyn Fox, both prominent civic leaders in the St. Louis […]

Three doctoral students were inducted into the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society at the annual Bouchet Conference on Diversity in Graduate Education March 29 at Yale University. The three 2008 Bouchet Fellows are Keona Ervin from the Department of History in Arts & Sciences, Henrika McCoy from the George Warren Brown School of Social […]

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National DNA Day is April 25. The day celebrates a most remarkable molecule, one that holds the instructions for life: DNA. DNA Day was created in 2003 to commemorate the completion of the Human Genome Project and the 50th anniversary of James Watson’s and Francis Crick’s discovery of DNA’s double helical structure. Washington University played a key role in the Human Genome Project, an international effort to assemble in order the 3 billion letters that make up the genetic code.

Washington University’s Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences (DBBS) celebrated two milestones May 1-2: its 35th anniversary and the graduation of its 1,000th student. The Division spans both the University’s Danforth and Medical campuses to provide Ph.D. training programs in biology and the biomedical sciences. Established in 1973, the Division has become the national model for graduate education in biology and biomedical sciences because of its collaborative, interdisciplinary approach.

Photo by Robert BostonTeefey and colleague Bill Middleton look at ultrasound images.Sherry Teefey, professor of radiology, enjoys both her professional time with patients and colleagues and personal time spent not only hiking in mountain ranges around the world but also in medical education efforts in countries in Africa, Asia and South America.

Photo by Mary ButkusChancellor Mark S. Wrighton presents Karen Tokarz, J.D., with a medal signifying her installation as the Charles Nagel Professor of Public Interest Law and Public Service April 1 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom of Anheuser-Busch Hall.

The following incidents were reported to University Police April 9-15. 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 9 9:13 a.m. — An unknown […]

School of Medicine researchers have used nanotechology to focus a much lower drug dose to slow tumor growth in rabbits.