World Glaucoma Day set for March 6
School of Medicine physicians and glaucoma researchers will join eye-care professionals around the world March 6 to observe the first World Glaucoma Day.
A fresh look at the past
Photo by David KilperPeter J. Kastor, Ph.D., associate professor of history and of American culture studies, both in Arts & Sciences. He’s been known to launch a lecture with the “Davy Crockett” theme song, tap academic potential in students before they realize it in themselves and convert physics majors to scholars of the American frontier.
Campus Watch
The following incidents were reported to University Police Feb. 20-26. 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. 21 4:02 p.m. — A man […]
Slovenian philosophers Mladen Dolar and Slavoj Zizek to lecture March 4 – 5
Slovenian philosophers Mladen Dolar and Slavoj Zizek will be in residence at the Department of English in Arts & Sciences March 3 – 6, during which time they will deliver a pair of joint lectures.
Law students win international moot court crown in India
Third-year law students Andrew Nash and Samir Kaushik won the prestigious D.M. Harish Memorial International Law Moot Court Competition (DMH), held in Mumbai, India. The two defeated teams from around the world en route to the championship and eventually defeated a team from Cornell Law School in the championship round.
Hello, Mr. Ambassador
Photo by Joe AngelesMcDonnell International Scholars Academy students from China welcome Zhou Wenzhong (right), Chinese ambassador to the United States, to Washington University.
A sticky situation
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.
Diabetes drug to be evaluated for depression treatment
School of Medicine scientists are evaluating whether a diabetes drug might help improve mood.
Fryer, longtime professor of plastic surgery, 92
Minot P. Fryer, M.D., died Friday, Feb. 15, 2008, at Deaconess Hospice Care Center in Evansville, Ind. He was 92.
Instilling hope
Photo by Mary ButkusThe School of Medicine dedicates the Christopher Wells Hobler Laboratory for ALS Research in the Hope Center for Neurological Disorders Feb. 18.
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