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Calling it “one of the great traditions of Washington University,” Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton announced during a news conference Nov. 19 that the University will host the 2008 vice presidential debate, scheduled for 8 p.m. Oct. 2.

The No. 6 women’s basketball team completed a 3-0 week that was highlighted by head coach Nancy Fahey picking up the 500th win of her career Nov. 24. Fahey’s historic victory came in the Bears’ 78-75 double overtime win against Kenyon College on the first day of the Seventh Annual McWilliams Classic, held in the […]

Should weather conditions create potentially hazardous travel conditions, Washington University will evaluate the situation and take into consideration the safety of the University’s faculty, staff and students as well as the services that must be provided despite the inclement weather.

New School of Medicine research could lead to new methods to improve glucose metabolism in type 2 diabetic or insulin-resistant people.

The University has raised $571,064 in its United Way of Greater St. Louis campaign, surpassing its stated goal of $555,000.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Nov. 14-20. 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. Nov 14 2:39 p.m. — Faculty member […]

School of Medicine researchers have uncovered new information that leads them closer to making tumors more sensitive to the killing power of radiation.

The WU Votes committee, led by the Gephardt Institute for Public Service, has invited the League of Women Voters to conduct a voter registration drive on Tuesday, Dec. 4. Registration tables will be set up in Mallinckrodt Student Center from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and at the Campus Y from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

The Washington University Molecular Imaging Center has received a five-year, $10 million grant from the National Cancer Institute.

Photo by Bill StoverWashington University alumnus and philanthropist Harry Seigle, and his wife, Susan, have made a $10 million commitment to WUSTL as the lead gift for the building currently under construction on the Danforth Campus that will serve academic functions for the three social science departments in Arts & Sciences and for the School of Law. When it opens for the fall 2008 semester, the building will be known as Harry and Susan Seigle Hall.