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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez recently appointed F. Scott Kieff, J.D., professor of law, to serve a three-year term on the nine-person Patent Public Advisory Committee of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Congress created the committee in 1999 to advise the under secretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of the […]

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.

Observing that the current presidential campaign is becoming “hyper-racial,” a noted linguist and African American studies expert at Washington University in St. Louis suggests voters participate in a “linguistic thought experiment” to determine the extent that candidates are able to discuss race or gender on the campaign trail.

Photo by Robert BostonJeffrey Dicke, M.D., provides the highest level of care in even the most difficult clinical situations.

Lawrence “Larry” E. Poll, a utility zone mechanic in facilities, died Sunday, Feb. 17. He was 66.

Richard “Dick” Martin, former director of athletics and head football coach at WUSTL, passed away Saturday, March 8, at the University of Kansas Medical Center after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 75.

Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan, Pratim Biswas, Ph.D., and Henrika McCoy

D. Joseph Demis, Ph.D., M.D., associate professor of medicine and head of the Division of Dermatology from 1964-66, died Saturday, March 8, in New York.

Construction Update is published periodically and provides information about the progress of major building and renovation projects. Information is provided to the Record by Facilities Management.

A Toyota Prius WeCar is available through the car-sharing program at the School of Medicine students, faculty and staff.