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The Parking and Transportation Office has announced two separate parking lot closures on the Danforth Campus for the upcoming week.

Whether she’s trying to shed light on the music of the Middle Ages or come to grips with the life and work of a more recent composer such as Franz Liszt, musicologist Dolores Pesce is motivated by a single desire — to understand and communicate as accurately as possible what was in the mind of […]

Photo by Robert Boston(From left) Rosemary J. Lueck, Marge Boyd and Linda Susan Day admire Lueck’s certificate for 41 years of service to the University at the First Annual Length of University Service award programs June 4 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center.At the First Annual Length of University Service Award programs June 4, employees were recognized for 10 years of service through the 53 years of service by Marge Boyd, who retired from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in December.

From 8-10 p.m. July 12, saxophonist Willie Akins and the Miles Vandiver Quartet will launch Jazz at Holmes Summer Nights, a five-week series of free jazz concerts on Thursdays.

Gilbert Riley Whitaker Jr., a faculty member in the John M. Olin School of Business from 1966-1976 and associate dean of the business school from 1973-76, died Thursday, June 21, 2007. He was 75.

Robert Clayton Mudd, visiting lecturer in political science in Arts & Sciences from 1978-1980 and instructor in University College during the late 1980s, died Thursday, June 14, 2007. He was 88.

The following incidents were reported to University Police June 14-July 11. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. June 28 8:36 a.m. — The director of custodial services reported an unknown person(s) accessed a locked closet in Urbauer Hall, Room 209, and emptied a container of 341 sealant and refilled the container with water. This occurred sometime between 6 a.m.-10 p.m. June 26. There were no signs of forced entry. The container of sealant was valued at $100. 10:18 p.m. — A person reported his bike was stolen from the Monsanto Archway bike rack. The bicycle had been secured with a cable lock that was also missing. The incident occurred between 8:15 a.m.-8:30 p.m. today. July 6 2:37 p.m. — A graduate student reported the theft of a silver Canon digital video camera. The theft occurred sometime between noon July 2 and 9 a.m. July 6. The camera was kept inside a canvas bag in an unlocked cabinet in Whitaker Hall, Rom 350. The camera is valued at around $390. July 7 1:22 p.m. — Between 4:30 p.m. July 6 and 6 a.m. July 7, an unknown person(s) broke into the trailers owned by Aschinger Electric Co. and Bell Electrical Contractors at the University Center construction site. Initial inventory shows that copper and wiring was taken. University Police also responded to nine larcenies, four auto accidents, two parking violations, two chemical spills and one report each of suspicious person, burglary, institutional vandalism, assault, property damage, judicial violation, drug offense and disturbance.

Head coach Leticia Pineda-Boutté — along with her staff — guided the Bears to a 35-7 overall record in 2007, the third-most wins in school history.

Carlene Nicholson Juncker, instructor in the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences from 1973-1981 and a 1959 alumna, died of cancer Sunday, May 13, 2007.

Albert Roos, M.D., professor emeritus of anesthesiology and of cell biology and physiology, died Tuesday, June 5, 2007. He was 92.