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Jai Nagarkatti, president and chief executive officer of Sigma-Aldrich, was elected to the Board of Trustees at Washington University in St. Louis at its meeting May 4, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. In addition, the trustees reappointed two former board members and reelected seven others.

The School of Law’s Center for Empirical Research in the Law will host the workshop “Conducting Empirical Legal Scholarship” May 21-23 in Anheuser-Busch Hall.

Matthew J. Ellis, M.D., Ph.D., is looking to use the genetic profile of breast tumors to guide therapy and to find new drugs to treat the disease.

Photo by Joe AngelesMetro employees hang an Earth Day mural in the Skinker MetroLink station near the Danforth Campus April 20. The colorful mural, titled “St. Louis Kids Paint for Global Climate Change Awareness,” consists of 200 plywood puzzle pieces. The individual pieces were painted by elementary and middle school students throughout St. Louis City and County.

Photo by Robert BostonBrian K. Phillips is helping revitalize the Forest Park Southeast area

Joshua Shimony, M.D., associate professor of radiology, has received a five-year, $607,736 grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development for research titled “A Bayesian Approach to MR Tractography in the Developing Brain.”… Robert W. Sussman, Ph.D. professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences, has received a two-year, $14,880 grant from the National Science Foundation for research titled “Man the Hunted: The Origins and Nature of Human Sociality.”… Victoria L. Brown-Kennerly, Ph.D., research instructor in genetics, has received a five-year, $495,000 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for research titled “Gut Colonization by C. albicans: Interactions with the Host and its Microbiota.”… Jan P. Amend, Ph.D., associate professor of geochemistry in Arts & Sciences, has received a one-year, $1,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for research titled “Microbial Ecology of Ocean Basement Aquifers: ODP Borehole Observatories.”

The following incidents were reported to University Police April 26-29. 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. April 26 4:07 p.m. — Complainant reported […]

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For the first time in the United States, the presidents of 12 premier research universities from around the world will gather at Washington University in St. Louis to discuss ways their institutions are addressing global energy and environmental concerns. From Israel and Turkey in the Middle East, and in Asia from Korea in the north, Indonesia in the south, Japan to the east and India to the west, 20 major research universities have joined Washington University in a partnership — the McDonnell International Scholars Academy — to build cooperation and understanding among people and institutions of the world.

Photo by Mary ButkusGladys Seitter, reserves assistant with University Libraries, receives a silver platter from Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton in recognition of her 25 years of service to the University April 25 at a Harbison House ceremony.