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.
Putting patients at ease
Photo by Robert BostonDicke helps moms-to-be with his expertise and gentle demeanor
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.
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.
Health Happening ’08 to offer free health, fitness information
Don’t miss the Health Happening ’08 health and wellness fair Friday, March 28, in the first floor atrium of the McDonnell Pediatrics Research Building.
All School of Medicine employees are welcome.
Gene chips to discern ventilator-associated pneumonia from other illness
Using gene chip technology, School of Medicine scientists have distinguished pneumonia associated with ventilator use from other serious illnesses.
Ring that bell
Photo by Joe AngelesMcDonnell Scholar Ming Zu (center) rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange March 10 under the watchful eyes of Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton; James V. Wertsch, Ph.D. (second from left), the Marshall S. Snow Professor in Arts & Sciences and director of the McDonnell International Scholars Academy; and members of the McDonnell Academy.
Acclaimed choreographer Susan Marshall brings ‘Cloudless’ to Edison
Susan Marshall, hailed by The New York Times as “one of the most significant choreographers working today,” combines explosive athleticism with subtle yet familiar movements drawn from daily life. Next week her troupe, Susan Marshall & Company, will present “Cloudless,” a collection of solos, duets and small group pieces, as part of the Edison Theatre […]
Welcome to our home
Photo by David KilperHimadri B. Pakrasi, Ph.D., director of the International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES) and the George William and Irene Koechig Freiberg Professor of Biology in Arts & Sciences, addresses the crowd at the I-CARES Open House Feb. 29 in Wilson Hall.
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