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Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton has been named 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.

Courtesy photoWashington University Parking & Transportation Services and Enterprise Rent-A-Car have partnered to bring WeCar, a car-sharing program, to the Danforth Campus.

At its winter meeting on Friday, Dec. 7, the Board of Trustees elected William T. Shearer, M.D., Ph.D., as a board member, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. Shearer is professor of pediatrics and immunology at Baylor College of Medicine, chief of the allergy and immunology service at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston and a 1970 graduate of the School of Medicine.

The Gephardt Institute for Public Service has announced the recipients of its first Community-Based Teaching and Learning Faculty Grants Program. Community-based teaching and learning, also known as service-learning, is embraced by schools and departments across Washington University. Key elements of service-learning include faculty oversight, learning activities in service to an organization or community and course […]

The following incidents were reported to University Police Jan. 4-14. 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 5:16 p.m. — Millbrook garage. […]

David Kilper/WUSTL Photo Services Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton observes mechanical engineering senior Chris Salgado as he demonstrates the Peanut Sheller at the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Design Fair Dec. 11 in the Lopata Hall atrium. The fair showcased the work of 77 students in the “Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Senior Capstone Design” course, a fast-paced studio experience in which student teams developed designs and constructed working prototypes.

William T. Shearer, M.D., Ph.D., has been elected to the board of trustees at Washington University in St. Louis, according to Washington University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. Shearer is professor of pediatrics and immunology at Baylor College of Medicine, chief of the allergy and immunology service at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston and a 1970 graduate of the Washington University School of Medicine.

A machine developed at Washington University to reveal the inner workings of brains and hearts is emerging as a premier tool for tracking cervical cancer. The device, called a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner, is similar to MRI scanners but uses radioactivity instead of X-rays to create images of blood flowing through organs, brain activity and other processes.

Washington University encourages photographic coverage of sports events by news media. We welcome students, faculty, staff, and their families to attend and photograph athletic events in our varsity, intramural and club programs — with the understanding that the images are intended for personal use only and not for any commercial use or general distribution. Still […]

Danforth Campus Transportation Services and the Washington University Police Department will offer extended escort service during reading and finals week to accommodate students who stay late on campus to study. For more information about parking and transportation services during the holiday break, click here.