Introducing new faculty members
Cheryl Block, J.D.,
Jeff Catalano, Ph.D.,
Mariska Leunissen, Ph.D., and
Ron Shalev, Ph.D.
Court of Appeals session at law school
The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District will hold a special session at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 25, in the School of Law’s Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom in Anheuser-Busch Hall. The public is invited to hear cases involving the breach of a contract in the construction of a parking lot, a wrongful death case, and the criminal appeal of a grandfather convicted of child molestation.
West end of Snow Way garage closed Oct. 27
The west end of the lower level of Snow Way parking garage on the Danforth Campus will be closed from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 27.
Changing the way undergraduates are taught
Kenneth J. Goldman, Ph.D., associate professor of computer science and engineering in the School of Engineering, is taking a grant from the National Science Foundation and helping his department transform the way undergraduates are taught.
American Indian Repertory Theatre’s “Weaving the Rain,” Nov. 10 and 11
In its first performance in St. Louis, the American Indian Repertory Theatre (AIRT) will present “Weaving the Rain,” an award winning play by Dianne Yeahquo Reyner. The play is being hosted by Washington University’s Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies.
New school in Andhra Pradesh provides teaching and research opportunities
Six WUSTL undergraduate students spent the past summer in the village of Andhra Pradesh, India, teaching English to high school students and conducting research projects. The trip, led by Glenn Stone, Ph.D., professor of anthropology and of environmental studies, both in Arts & Sciences, was the first for a WUSTL group. Stone has spent years […]
University News
Tuesday, Oct. 23
• Public Interest Law and Policy Speakers Series — “The Military Readiness Enhancement Act: Replacing the Military’s Gay Ban with a Policy of Non-Discrimination”
Thursday, Oct. 25
• History Colloquium — “Why Were the Templars Arrested in 1307?”
• The Writing Program’s fall Reading Series — poet and author Susan Wheeler
Thursday, Nov. 1
• Center for the Study of Ethics & Human Values Panel Discussion — “The Certain Uncertainties of Truth”
Weekend Bear Sports
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Humphrey named Ladenson Professor
Peter Humphrey, M.D., Ph.D., has been named the Ladenson Professor of Pathology in the Department of Pathology & Immunology. Larry Shapiro, M.D., executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, made the announcement. “Peter has a long history of service to the University and is a recognized leader in efforts […]
Engineering students get hands-on experience in creating medical devices
This summer, Frank C.P. Yin, M.D., Ph.D., the Stephen F. and Camilla T. Brauer Professor of Biomedical Engineering and chair of the biomedical engineering department, led nine biomedical engineering students through a two-week international experience in China. Students worked on research projects with faculty at two Chinese universities, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Sun Yat-Sen […]
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