Uncategorized

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 […]

Parking Services will be offering parking placards to students, faculty and staff who wish to store their vehicles on campus during spring break, March 7-16.

Every spring semester since 2003, the University community has focused on the three Rs — reduce, reuse and recycle — as participants in RecycleMania, an annual competition administered by the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) that pits WUSTL against colleges and universities throughout the United States to see which campus can prevent the most materials from […]

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is seeking staff volunteers to greet visiting high-school seniors at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport March 27 and April 10. The days mark the beginning of the University’s annual scholarship competition weekend and the Celebration Weekend, respectively, for students admitted to next fall’s freshman class. Last year, approximately 60 volunteers participated […]

School of Medicine scientists have linked a genetic mutation to an inherited form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often called Lou Gehrig’s disease.

The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts will host a daylong symposium on “Architecture, Art and the Experience of Blackness” Thursday, March 6, in Steinberg Auditorium. The event will bring together more than a dozen speakers whose creative and scholarly works intersect with issues of race and identity.

School of Medicine therapists and eating disorders specialists are joining investigators at a few sites around North America to evaluate anorexia nervosa treatments. Only 25 percent of anorexia patients recover completely, and the goal of this study is to improve those odds.

Photo by Jerry Naunheim, Jr.Engineering students Ellyn Ranz and Kara Sikorski get duct-taped to a column by Sam Wight and Meghan Charochak in Lopata Gallery Feb. 20 as part of Engineering Week rituals.

Adrienne Davis, J.D., has joined the law faculty this semester as the William M. Van Cleve Professor of Law. An installation ceremony is planned for later this year. Karen Tokarz, J.D., has been named the inaugural holder of the School of Law’s first endowed professorship in public service. Tokarz will be installed as the Charles Nagel Professor of Public Interest Law and Public Service April 1.