Congressmen on campus

Two former United States Congressmen will be on campus from March 30-April1 as the University participates in the national Congress to Campus program.

Professor remembers shuttle astronaut

Salvatore P. Sutera, Ph.D., senior professor of biomedical engineering, was watching a recent local newscast that featured astronauts greeting the media with their customary grins and salutes when he recognized a former WUSTL student: U.S. Air Force Major and NASA astronaut Robert Behnken, Ph.D.

Imrat Khan to perform Indian classical music March 29

Imrat KhanWorld-renowned sitar player Imrat Khan, a distinguished artist-in-residence in Washington University’s Department of Music in Arts & Sciences, will perform a concert of Indian classical music at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 29. Khan, who will be joined by tabla player Jon Nellen, is widely recognized as one of the giants of Indian classical music, celebrated for his virtuosity, musicality and inventive wit.

Bears basketball back to the Final Four

Photo by Joe AngelesThe men’s basketball team is headed to the Division III Final Four for the second-consecutive year after earning a 57-46 win over No. 14 Millsaps College in the sectional final at the WUSTL Field House March 14.

One lap, one lifetime

Photo by Kevin LowderSenior Kathleen Rains, a cancer survivor, receives a flower on completion of the first lap of Relay for Life March 1 at Francis Field. More than 1,700 people helped raise $180,470 for the American Cancer Society.

Trustees hear Plan for Excellence in Arts & Sciences

At its spring meeting, the Board of Trustees heard a report on the strategic plan proposed by Arts & Sciences presented by trustee Earle H. Harbison Jr., chairman of the Harbison Corporation and retired president of the Monsanto Corporation. The presentation is part of an overall Plan for Excellence, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton.
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