Kemp to lead $11 million Gates Foundation grant
James S. Kemp, M.D., will co-lead a campaign to prevent infant death due to unsafe sleep practices with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Free vehicle inspections offered to WUSTL community
The Washington University Police Department and Parking Services, in partnership with Hartmann’s Towing, will sponsor a free vehicle inspection service to students, faculty and staff Saturday, Dec. 1. Persons anticipating traveling by car for winter break can bring their vehicle to the parking lot outside the Police Department office on the South 40 between noon-3 […]
Introducing new faculty members
Jeff Gill, Ph.D.,
Caitlin Kelleher, Ph.D.,
Peter Schmelz, Ph.D.,
Roya Beheshti Zavareh, Ph.D.
National ranking for architecture graduate school
Washington University’s Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design, part of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, has been ranked 5th in the nation by Architect magazine in its first annual education survey. The survey, published in the magazine’s November issue, examined all 117 programs recognized by the National Architectural Accrediting Board.
Kumon mathematics fills gap in education system
Parents of school-aged children might consider giving their children an enduring holiday gift this year: enrollment in a supplemental mathematics program. Dan Kimura, Ph.D., senior professor of computer science and engineering, opened St. Louis’ first Kumon center in 1984 in large part because of his disappointment in the math education his sons were getting.
Wu cited for ‘very best’ Chinese language course
Fengtao Wu, a senior lecturer in Chinese in Arts & Sciences, offers one of the nation’s “very best” university courses in Chinese, according to a recent College Board Advanced Placement World Languages Best Practices Course Study.
Looking to trim out obesity
Photo by Robert BostonDenise Wilfley studies the whole range of problems with eating — from anorexia nervosa to obesity from childhood throughout life.
Obituary: Blumenthal, 94
Herman T. Blumenthal, Ph.D., M.D., research professor of gerontology in psychology in Arts & Sciences, died Nov. 5. He was 94.
A WUSTL Thanksgiving
Photo by Mary ButkusBecause many students and faculty are not able to go home for the Thanksgiving holiday, a variety of traditional holiday dinners are held around campus.
Media Advisory: Interview and photo opportunity
Community Cafe — Go Glasgow! is a public meeting celebrating Glasgow Village’s future and the neighborhood’s Scottish past. This event will be the first of a series of Community Improvement plan kick-off events. County Executive Charlie A. Dooley will make opening remarks at the Nov. 26 event.
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