Donating blood
Julie Thornton (left), director of student activities, gets a snack after giving blood during the University-wide blood drive Sept. 11. The drive was a huge success — 908 people attended and produced 690 units of blood compared with 609 units collected during the entire 2006-07 academic year.
Human ancestors more primitive than once thought
A team of researchers, including Herman Pontzer, Ph.D., assistant professor of physical anthropology in Arts & Sciences, has determined through analysis of the earliest known hominid fossils outside of Africa, recently discovered in Dmanisi, Georgia, the former Soviet republic, that the first human ancestors to inhabit Eurasia were more primitive than previously thought.
“Read for the Record”
Best-selling suspense author Ridley Pearson will read the children’s book “The Story of Ferdinand” — the official campaign book for Jumpstart’s “Read for the Record” — at 4 p.m. Sept. 20, in the University’s Campus Store on the Danforth Campus.
Metro to hold informational meetings on I-64 closures
Metro St. Louis is conducting a series of public meetings and information sessions to assist transit patrons and motorists interested in Metro’s services during the I-64 construction project. There will be a meeting at WUSTL Oct. 3.
Early honored with portrait in Olin Library
A large turnout of admirers gathered for the unveiling of the portrait of Gerald Early in Holmes Lounge, Ridgley Hall. Early’s portrait now hangs in the John M. Olin Library in the Current Journals Reading Room.
Daniel P. Schuster, professor of medicine and of radiology, 57
Daniel P. Schuster, M.D., professor of medicine and of radiology, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007. He was 57.
Law school names Perry new assistant dean for adjunct faculty
Kent D. Syverud, J.D., dean of the School of Law and the Ethan A.H. Shepley University Professor, named Mary L. Perry, J.D., to the new position of assistant dean for adjunct faculty.
Helen M. Aff-Drum, 99
Helen M. Aff-Drum, associate professor emerita of clinical pediatrics and a clinical professor from 1938-2002, died Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007. She was 99.
Ervin Scholars
Photo by Kevin LowderErvin Scholar Paul Wright (Class of 1991) reflects on 20 years of the Ervin Scholars Program at a reception at the Renaissance Grand Hotel last weekend. The program was established in 1987 to help create a more diverse community on campus.
Women’s soccer remains undefeated
A successful weekend at the Loras College Classic in Dubuque, Iowa, left the Bears unbeaten and led to a milestone for coach Wendy Dillenger.
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