University earns ‘A’ in campus safety report
Washington University earned an “A” in a recent Reader’s Digest report about the safety of college campuses in the United States. The University was ranked eighth out of 135 institutions surveyed.
Corn’s genetic blueprint unveiled by University
A team of scientists led by Washington University has begun to unlock the genetic secrets of corn, a crop vital to U.S. agriculture.
Ready for a close-up
Photo by Robert BostonState legislators get a tour of the Center for Clinical Imaging Research at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
Hunt, former head of physiology and biophysics, 89
Carlton Cuyler Hunt, M.D., who headed the Department of Physiology from 1967-1983, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2008. He was 89.
Assembly Series to tackle pulsars, poetry
Burnell to speak on scientific discovery 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 as part of the Assembly Series. Her talk, “In Pursuit of Pulsars,” is the annual Compton Science Lecture. Radio astronomy research […]
Of note
Jianmin Cui, Ph.D.,
Washington University’s Central Underground Garage,
and Karen L. Wooley, Ph.D.
Neureuther student book collection competition seeks entrants
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.
Witaya Lecture Series continues March 20
The Interfaculty Initiative for American Indian Affairs (IIAA) is sponsoring the 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 was scheduled to begin March 4 with a lecture by Puneet Sahota, an M.D./Ph.D. […]
New professorships in Arts & Sciences, architecture
Stephen D. Williamson, Ph.D., has been named the Robert S. Brookings Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences. Robert McCarter has been installed as the Ruth & Norman Moore Professor of Architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.
Students volunteer during spring break
Ahh … spring break. A time for relaxation, rejuvenation and fun. Or, for many WUSTL students, a time for hard work, reflection and a greater sense of purpose. Hundreds of students will spend the break, March 10-16, on service trips in places as far away as Buenos Aires, Argentina and as close as downtown St. Louis.
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