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The annual Thurtene Road Race, which raises both money for charity and awareness of the Thurtene Carnival in April, will be held at 8:30 a.m. March 30 on the Danforth Campus.

Student Health Services is making available an online Web-based resource, MentalHealthEdu, to help faculty and staff members recognize students who are in distress and determine the best ways to help them.

Photo by Ray MarklinGraduate students cut a rug at the 12th annual Med Ball March 8 at the Millennium Hotel.

Photo by Robert BostonLinghui Zeng, M.D., Ph.D. (right), a postdoctoral research associate in neurology, shows mentor Michael Wong, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of neurology, her winning poster.

Photo by Joe AngelesMark S. Wrighton (right), the 2007 Citizen of the Year, was feted by some 700 attendees at an award ceremony March 25 in Graham Chapel. Sponsored by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the annual award honors an individual who best exemplifies an inspirational level of citizenship, leadership in generating civic pride, and dedication to the growth and vitality of St. Louis. David Kemper, chairman, president and CEO of Commerce Bancshares, chair of WUSTL’s Board of Trustees and the 2006 award recipient, presented Wrighton with an engraved Steuben crystal bowl. View slideshow of award ceremony. View chancellor’s remarks.

Go to BearSports The women’s track and field team earned a school-record third-place finish at the 2008 NCAA Division III Indoor National Championships in Ada, Ohio, March 14-15. The team was led by senior Morgen Leonard-Fleckman, who won the pole vault national championship with a WUSTL-record jump of 3.86 meters. Leonard-Fleckman is the third WUSTL […]

Welcome to the home of the Division III National Champions in Men’s Basketball and Women’s Volleyball! It is an honor to be recognized as the 2007 St. Louis Citizen of the Year-an honor that stems from my work and partnership with many at Washington University and many in our great community. I have been supported, […]

Salvatore P. Sutera, Ph.D., senior professor of biomedical engineering, was watching a 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.

Michael Avidan, M.D.; William Clutter, M.D.; and Stanley Misler, M.D., Ph.D., received the 2007 Samuel R. Goldstein Leadership Awards in Medical Student Education.

The following incidents were reported to University Police March 19-25. 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. March 21 8:47 a.m. — Investigation began […]