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What: Super Advertising Bowl VIII When: Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, 3:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Where: Washington University in St. Louis’ Knight Center, Anheuser-Busch Dining Room 3:30 – 4:15: Presentation by Schupp: Simon Hall Room 108 4:30: Game End. Super Ad Bowl: Anheuser-Busch Dining Hall at The Knight Center Who: Local advertising and media experts, Olin marketing faculty, students and guests Why: While the Giants and the Patriots face-off in the big game, advertisers go for the win by shelling out the big bucks for comedic, over-the-top risk to compete for viewers’ attention. And Olin Business School students are ready to take on the ads. A “Top Five” list of this year’s most effective Super Bowl ads will be distributed after the game to media, students and attendees, with commentary by Olin community members about which ads worked and why. Students and faculty also will be available for interviews during the game. For information before, during, or after the game contact Shula Neuman, director of news and information, (314) 374-2360, or Julie Isserman, MBA ’09, (512) 796-9393.

Go to BearSports The Bears dropped a pair of games on the road last week, losing at No. 3 University of Rochester, 73-70, in overtime Feb. 1, and then falling flat at Carnegie Mellon University, 86-55, Feb. 3. WUSTL led Rochester 60-54 with two minutes remaining in regulation, but the Yellowjackets closed on a 9-3 […]

The Office of Human Resources is seeking nominations through Feb. 22 for the Gloria W. White Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes a staff member for exceptional effort and contributions that result in the enhancement of the University.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Feb. 1-5. 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. 1 1:06 p.m. — A student […]

Photo by David KilperPart architect, part educator and part social advocate, over the past two decades, Bruce Lindsey has been a leading voice for modernization within the architectural profession as well as a major proponent for engaging communities within the design process.

Many St. Louis area hospitals are overwhelmed with flu sufferers this winter. How can you help protect yourself from getting sick? “One of the most important steps to take is to wash your hands often,” said Alan I. Glass, M.D., director of the Habif Health and Wellness Center on the Danforth Campus.

The Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies at the School of Social Work will host a trivia night from 6-10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, in Brown Hall Lounge. Tables of 8-10 players are available for $10 per person.

In remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Society of Black Student Social Workers at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work will host a “Financial Freedom Seminar: Achieving Economic Independence Through Education,” from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 2 in Brown Hall, Room 100. The event is designed for members of the St. Louis community interested in building wealth, repairing and maintaining good credit, purchasing a home or starting and expanding a business. The event is free.

The Gephardt Institute for Public Service invites students, faculty and staff to participate in “Faces of Hope,” a campus-wide celebration of civic engagement and community service at the University from 4:30-6 p.m. April 8 in Whitaker Hall. A reception will follow. To illustrate the breadth of the University’s involvement in the greater community, “Faces of […]

A 78-year-old St. Louis woman was the first patient in this region to receive an experimental device to replace her defective aortic valve without opening the chest wall or using a heart-lung machine. This procedure was performed by Washington University heart specialists at Barnes-Jewish Hospital Jan. 15.