One-day symposium to honor Johnson Feb. 29
A symposium to honor the career of Eugene M. Johnson Jr., Ph.D., will be held Feb. 29 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center,
WUSTL flag at half-staff in honor of Jarvis Thurston
Jarvis A. Thurston, Ph.D., professor emeritus of English and former chair of Washington University’s Department of English in Arts & Sciences, died Monday, Feb. 4, of heart disease at his home in University City. He was 93.
Obituary: Lebens, former member of engineering national council, 72
Charles A. Lebens died Thursday, Jan. 10, at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 72.
The Washington Manual of Critical Care
A group of residents and attending physicians have released a new Washington Manual designed for health-care providers who care for critically ill patients.
Freedman to give ‘Encore’ presentation
The George Warren Brown School of Social Work will host a lecture by Marc Freedman, founder and CEO of Civic Ventures and author of the groundbreaking book “Encore: Finding Work That Matters in the Second Half of Life” at 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, in Brown Hall Lounge. The lecture, titled “Realizing the Experience Dividend […]
AASHE to test sustainability rating system with WUSTL’s help
Students, faculty and staff throughout the United States are helping make their universities and colleges a little more “green” by instituting academic and campus programs to promote sustainability. While these efforts, ranging from the use of hybrid cars and renewable energy to the reduction of solid waste and greenhouse gas emissions, are impressive, their diversity […]
Obituary: Loevinger, psychology professor emeritus, 89
Jane Loevinger Weissman, Ph.D., professor emeritus of psychology and one of the first in her field to study daily challenges faced by mothers and other women, died Friday (Jan. 4, 2007) at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. She was 89 and a St. Louis resident.
Tango improves balance, mobility in patients with Parkinson’s disease
Patients with Parkinson’s disease who took part in regular tango dance classes at the School of Medicine showed significant improvements in balance and mobility.
Speaking of
Shirley K. Baker,
Sandor J. Kovacs, Ph.D., M.D.,
Andrew Rouner
and Cassandra Stokes
Community lunch
Photo by Kevin LowderJessica Gibson, a student at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, chats with Sam Kadaian, one of the family owners of University City’s Queen of Sheba East African restaurant during a recent Community Lunch in Goldfarb Hall Commons.
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