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Volleyball head coach Rich Luenemann was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Coach of the Year Nov. 26. The Bears finished the season with a 33-5 overall record and won the ninth Div. III volleyball title in school history. It is the second time in nine seasons at WUSTL that Luenemann has earned the […]

The Teaching Center, in collaboration with faculty in the Departments of Education and History, both in Arts & Sciences, and Geospatial Information Systems (GIS), has received an educational grant from Hewlett-Packard (HP) that will provide 40 tablet PCs to assist WUSTL instructors in teaching. The grant supports the expansion into the humanities and social sciences […]

Construction Update is published periodically and provides information about the progress of major building and renovation projects. Information is provided to the Record by Facilities Management. Harry and Susan Seigle Hall The stone masonry on the south face of the building is seven-eighths complete. The stone masonry has begun on the northern half of the […]

Photo by David KilperPeter Joy’s dedication and experience benefits both students and those in need.

Stephen H. Petersen has been appointed assistant vice chancellor for alumni relations in Alumni & Development Programs.

Faculty achievement award winners Carl M. Bender, Ph.D., the Wilfred R. and Ann Lee Konneker Distinguished Professor of Physics in Arts & Sciences, and Helen M. Piwnica-Worms, Ph.D., professor of cell biology and physiology and of internal medicine at the School of Medicine, share a light moment during the award ceremony Dec. 1 at the […]

Student Health Services, in conjunction with Parking and Transportation Services, has announced the introduction of a new printable temporary parking pass available online for students to use during their visits. The health center also is offering a new program that provides for secure e-mailing between students and health providers they have seen.

Whole-body PET scans done three months after completion of cervical cancer therapy can ensure that patients are disease-free.

In celebration of The Black Rep’s 31st season, Washington University’s Diversity Initiative is giving away 31 season PassPorts to University faculty and staff. Each season PassPort consists of five ticket vouchers redeemable at any time during the 2008 season. The drawing, which for the second consecutive year is sponsored by Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and […]

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a new rule called the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standard. The rule impacts all institutions that store or use chemicals, including universities. The regulation requires all facilities to immediately inventory specific “Chemicals of Interest” that could attract terrorists. The DHS has given a very short time period in […]