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Brian Carpenter, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences; Ruth Clark, Ph.D., assistant professor of physical therapy and neurology; Glenn MacDonald, Ph.D., the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor and director of the Center for Research in Economics and Strategy; and Jill Stratton, associate dean of students; delivered a presentation titled “Creating a Dynamic […]

Welcome to the first eRecord of 2008, a special edition updating the campus community on news and events to announce before our print edition. The print Record resumes regular production Jan. 17.

Washington University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton has been named St. Louis’ 2007 Citizen of the Year, an award sponsored by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Wrighton was chosen by a committee of past winners of the award and was profiled in the Jan. 6 issue of the Post-Dispatch.

Washington University Parking & Transportation Services and Enterprise Rent-A-Car have partnered to bring WeCar, a car-sharing program, to the Danforth Campus. The program, the first of its kind in the St. Louis area, allows WUSTL students, faculty, staff and employees of qualified service providers over age 18 to rent vehicles at an hourly rate.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Jan.4-9. 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. Jan. 4 2:25 p.m. — Suspicious person call […]

Go to BearSports The No. 5 men’s basketball team extended its overall winning streak to 10 games and its school-record home streak to 24 games with a pair of University Athletic Association (UAA) victories last weekend. Sophomore Aaron Thompson scored a career-high 22 points to lead the Bears past Emory University, 85-63, Jan. 18. Senior […]

Photo by Oscar BalducciPablo ZieglerThe marriage between jazz and tango was virtually unheard of 30 years ago — until pianist Pablo Ziegler burst onto the music scene, seamlessly combining the sultry tango rhythms with the energetic spontaneity of jazz. This month the Pablo Ziegler Quintet for New Tango — joined by special guest Claudia Acuña — will present a special one-night-only concert as part of the Edison Theatre OVATIONS! Series at Washington University.

The University Bear Cub Fund is soliciting grant applications from University researchers who want to move inventions from their laboratories toward commercialization. After a two-year gap in funding, the University has re-established the Bear Cub Fund grant program through the Office of Technology Management (OTM). The fund supports innovative translational research not normally backed by federal grants. Any Washington University faculty member, post-doctoral fellow, graduate student or employee may apply.

Mary ButkusJames Carr (right), a great-great-great grandson of James Yeatman, along with Crow Observatory assistants Kim Venta (left), a junior physics major, and Joe Bohanon, a mathematics graduate student, look at a plaque on the Yeatman Telescope honoring one of the more unique gifts in WUSTL history.

The University Bear Cub Fund is soliciting grant applications from University researchers who want to move inventions from their laboratories toward commercialization.