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A team of scientists led by Washington University has begun to unlock the genetic secrets of corn, a crop vital to U.S. agriculture. The researchers have completed a working draft of the corn genome, which should accelerate efforts to develop better crop varieties to meet society’s growing demands for food, livestock feed and fuel.

University students who have a passion for collecting books can compete for prizes of $1,000 or $500 by entering the 21st annual Neureuther Student Book Collection Essay Competition. Sponsored by University Libraries, the Neureuther Competition is designed to encourage students to read for enjoyment and to develop personal libraries or book collections throughout their lives. […]

The Center for the Humanities in Arts & Sciences has announced its Spring 2009 Faculty Fellows. The three recipients are: Guinn Batten, Ph.D., associate professor of English in Arts & Sciences; Andrea Friedman, Ph.D., associate professor of history and women & gender studies, both in Arts & Sciences; and Jennifer Kapczynski, Ph.D., assistant professor of […]

Radio astronomer and astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Ph.D., the first to discover pulsars, will describe her landmark work and current research 11 a.m. March 19 in Graham Chapel. Carl Phillips, professor of English and of African and African American studies in Arts & Sciences, will deliver the first of three talks 4 p.m. March 25 in Umrath Lounge.

Shepley Drive on the Danforth Campus will be closed between the police parking lot and Wallace Drive from March 10-14 for utility construction.

On Monday, March 10, Washington University in St. Louis Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton, McDonnell International Scholars Academy director James V. Wertsch and 10 students from 10 different countries will ring the New York Stock Exchange’s opening bell at 9:30 a.m. EST. The students are all members of WUSTL’s McDonnell Academy.

Courtesy PhotoA photograph of Le Corbusier’s iconic “Notre Dame du Haut” (1955) under construction in Ronchamp, France. The image — by the Hungarian-born photographer Herve (Laszlo Elkan), who worked with Le Corbusier from 1949 until the architect’s death in 1965 — is currently featured in the exhibition “The Lens of Architecture-Ronchamp through Herve.”

The St. Louis Regional Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (STLR-HERC) has launched its employment Web site, announced Laurel Sgan, STLR-HERC director. The online jobs site features a search engine and currently more than 500 positions at St. Louis-area colleges, universities and affiliated institutions. It can be accessed at stlrherc.org and is free and open to the public.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Feb. 27-March 4. 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. Feb. 28 3:08 p.m. — A […]

The Interfaculty Initiative for American Indian Affairs is sponsoring Witaya Lecture Series, a program that focuses on topics related to American Indian and Alaskan Native studies. Witaya means coming together as a community in the Lakota language. The series begins at noon March 4 with a lecture by Puneet Sahota, Washington University M.D./Ph.D. candidate, on […]