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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 that pits WUSTL against colleges and universities throughout the United States to see which campus can prevent the most materials from landing in a landfill. The current semester is no exception. The 2008 RecycleMania competition began Jan. 27 and ends April 5.

Do the words we use to describe an object interact with and possibly shape our view of the world around us? That’s one of the questions explored in a special conference on the psychology and philosophy of human spatial cognition Saturday and Sunday, March 1-2. Free and open to the public, the “Perception, Language and […]

Subtle malformations in the brains of patients with schizophrenia also tend to occur in their healthy siblings, according to School of Medicine investigators.

It’s time to nominate School of Medicine staff for this year’s Dean’s Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor awarded to a medical staff member.

Mary J. Sansalone, Ph.D., dean and professor at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Engineering and Applied Science, who since July 2006 has directed the renewal of the school, has announced today her intention to step down from her position as dean at the end of the academic year to devote herself to teaching, research and other forms of University service.

A 61-52 home win for the Bears over New York University Feb. 24 sets up a showdown with the University of Chicago in the regular season finale Saturday, March 1, in Chicago. Both teams are 10-3 in University Athletic Association play and will vie for the outright conference title and an automatic bid to the […]

The School of Law is hosting a roundtable discussion on transnational law titled “Globalization of Law and the Future of Legal Education” at noon on Feb. 26 in Anheuser-Busch Hall. WUSTL’s new Transnational Law Program, a U.S./European combined degree offering, is a cooperative initiative among Washington University School of Law, Utrecht University in The Netherlands, Catholic University of Portugal, Queens University Belfast and the University of Trento in Italy. “We are excited to offer this unique new program that will benefit both our students and faculty, and students and faculty at our partner schools,” says Michael Peil, executive director of the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute. “The integrated aspect of the curriculum makes it unlike any other offering at our peer institutions. Both our American and European graduates will be prepared for rewarding professional lives in an increasingly globalized world.”

Jean Allman, Ph.D., became the inaugural holder of the J.H. Hexter Professorship in the Humanities in Arts & Sciences Feb. 12 in a ceremony held in Holmes Lounge. The professorship was established by a grant from the Danforth Foundation to recognize distinguished faculty members in the humanities. “The Danforth Foundation’s support over the years has […]

The annual WUSTL Relay For Life will be held at Bushyhead Track March 1-2. The relay is a 12-hour family- friendly event that raises funds for the American Cancer Society. Last year, the event attracted 2,038 volunteers who helped generate more than $311,000 for cancer research, advocacy, patient services and education.

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