Rhythms for Rebuilding
Rhythms for Rebuilding, WUSTL’s largest benefit concert, spotlinghting the entire a cappella community, will he held at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25 in Graham Chapel. The event, sponsored by the Alliance of Students Against Poverty and the WUSTL a cappella community, will raise money for causes related to hunger and poverty. Proceeds will benefit Centenary Cares, […]
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 […]
Kal Penn Assembly Series cancelled
Due to a change in production scheduling, the Assembly Series program featuring actor Kal Penn Oct. 25 has been cancelled. There are no immediate plans to reschedule. For further updates visit assemblyseries.wustl.edu or call 935-5285.
New school in Andhra Pradesh provides teaching and research opportunities
Six WUSTL undergraduate students spent this 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.
University recognized by environmental collaborative
WUSTL’s efforts to create a more sustainable campus were recognized earlier this month when the University was named one of 15 new “Blue Skyways Partners” by the Blue Skyways Collaborative, a collection of public and private entities working to reduce diesel and energy-related air emissions in the central United States.
Reviewing the research
Photo by Kevin LowderChancellor Mark S. Wrighton listens to senior Sarah Swinford speak about her internship with the Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State University during the fall Undergraduate Research Symposium Oct. 13 in the Arts & Sciences Laboratory Sciences Building.
Taking the fringe to the forefront
Photo by David KilperFor Hebrew literature scholar Nancy Berg, providing the keynote speech last month at an international conference on “Sami Michael and Jewish Iraqi Literature” was validation of a scholarly path she chose nearly two decades ago when she began her academic career at Washington University.
Of note
Claude Bernard, Ph.D.,
Diane L. Damiano, Ph.D.,
Regina F. Frey, Ph.D.,
Neville Prendergast,
And more…
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.
Olin students win top prize in international competition
Two Olin Business School students won the top prize in an international marketing plan competition. Seniors John Ludeke and Rebecca Tucker were recognized for their marketing plan to curb childhood obesity in a ceremony Oct. 15 at the Marketing Agencies Association Worldwide Globes Awards ceremony at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
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