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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.

Jason M. Van Wey has been appointed director of federal relations, announced Pamela S. Lokken, vice chancellor for government and community relations. Van Wey will oversee the University’s day-to-day communications with the U.S. Congress and executive branch agencies on national legislative and regulatory policies and issues. He will continue building the University’s presence, reputation and […]

In remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr., the Society of Black Student Social Workers (SBSSW) at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work will host “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 […]

Photo by David KilperEconomics professor Michele Boldrin finds a home at WUSTL

Laurel Sgan has been named director of the newly created St. Louis Regional Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (STLR-HERC), announced Leah A. Merrifield, special assistant to the chancellor for diversity initiatives. The STLR-HERC was formed to increase inter-institutional collaboration in faculty and staff recruitment. The consortium, which is led by Washington University, comprises 15 St. Louis-area […]