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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.

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Washington University in St. Louis has hosted more debates than any other institution in history. Since 1992, the university has been asked by the Commission on Presidential Debates to host debates in five consecutive elections.

Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and Washington University student leaders announce an event of major importance to St. Louis region.

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

Joe Angeles/WUSTL Photo ServicesThe Washington University volleyball team won the 2007 NCAA Div. III Championship with a 3-2 win over the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in Bloomington, Ill., on Saturday, Nov. 17. The title is the WUSTL volleyball team’s Div. III-leading ninth in school history, and the first since the 2003 season.

This is the fourth consecutive time the University has been selected to host a debate; “It is an honor and a privilege to once again be chosen,” Chancellor Wrighton said.

Scientists at the School of Medicine and at Utah State University believe they have found an explanation for a puzzling and serious complication of West Nile virus infection.

Robert G. Kranz, Ph.D., professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, has been awarded two grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study pathways in bioenergy conversion. The first, for $1,203,250, is a long-term NIH R01 renewal that began Aug. 1 titled “Cytochrome c Biogenesis.” The renewal award means that NIH has funded […]