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Photo by Robert BostonSchool of Medicine students honored their teachers Nov. 8 at the annual Distinguished Service Teaching Awards.

Jose L. Bermudez, Ph.D., Christina L. Fales, Ph.D., Robert H. Koff, Ph.D., Anna MacKay, And more…

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.

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 […]

Jeff Gill, Ph.D., Caitlin Kelleher, Ph.D., Peter Schmelz, Ph.D., Roya Beheshti Zavareh, Ph.D.

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.

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.

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.

When Ammanda Sanches arrived in St. Louis with her husband, Daniel, two years ago, he plunged into his studies toward a doctorate degree in economics, while Ammanda toured the city with her camera in hand. Ammanda, who worked as a photographer’s assistant in their native Brazil, now finds new inspiration in the sights of St. Louis.

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. CDT on Oct. 2.