Doing the heart good
Robert BostonThrough echocardiographs and summer camps, Angela Sharkey makes an impact.
Constitutional scholar Bell opens spring Assembly Series
Constitutional scholar Derrick Bell will present the first program in a full schedule for the Assembly Series’ 2008 spring semester. Among the Series’ speakers are scientists, legal scholars, writers and sex experts, plus a concert performed by the St. Louis Symphony. For more information on the spring calendar visit assemblyseries.wustl.edu or call 935-5285.
School of Medicine establishes faculty recognition program
Eighteen School of Medicine faculty will be recognized Jan. 23 with the first Distinguished Faculty Awards.
Carl Bender becomes the inaugural Konneker Distinguished Professor
The first Wilfred R. and Ann Lee Konneker Distinguished Professorship of Physics in Arts & Sciences was presented to Carl Bender, Ph.D., in an installation ceremony Nov. 27 in Holmes Lounge.
Trustees grant faculty promotions, tenure
At recent Board of Trustees meetings, the following faculty members were promoted with tenure, appointed with tenure or granted tenure effective July 1, 2007, unless otherwise noted.
Latin jazz next up for Edison Theatre OVATIONS! Series
The 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. At 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, the Pablo Ziegler Quintet for New Tango — joined by special guest Claudia Acuña […]
Wolff commits $20 million for biomedical research
St. Louis businesswoman and philanthropist Edith L. Wolff has made a commitment of $20 million to support biomedical research at the School of Medicine. The funds will establish the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Institute, which will support biomedical research projects that lead to the prevention, treatment and cure of disease.
Of note
Naomi Lebowitz, Ph.D.,
Brian Carpenter, Ph.D.,
Ruth Clark, Ph.D.,
and more….
School of Law’s 10th annual “Access to Justice” speaker series continues
Two nationally recognized law professors who served on the legal team representing Anita Hill during the Justice Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings and the author of “Guantanamo: What the World Should Know” are part of the spring lineup for the School of Law’s 10th annual Public Interest Law and Policy Speakers Series. Titled “Access to Justice: […]
Men’s basketball likes home cooking
Senior Troy Ruths scored a game-high 26 points to lead the No. 7 men’s basketball team to a 76-50 win in its University Athletic Association (UAA) opener against the University of Chicago Jan. 12. Go to BearSports The win was the Bears’ 22nd consecutive at home, tying the school’s all-time record, a streak that was […]
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