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Jan 18-24 Jan. 23 11:16 a.m. — A complainant reported a departmental laptop missing from the copy/workroom area of Simon Hall. The computer was last used Dec. 22, 2006, and discovered missing Jan. 4. The computer is valued at $1,700. 9:13 p.m. — A student reported an unknown person(s) stole his white MacBook laptop and power cord from a table in Olin Library on level A. The student stated he left his laptop to get a drink of water and when he returned the laptop was gone. No suspects or witnesses were identified. Theft occurred between approximately 9-9:01 p.m. The laptop and power cord are valued at $1,500 University Police also responded to three auto accidents, two larcenies and one report of trespassing.

The award is the “Distinguished Higher Education/Community Service Award” from the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. State Celebration Commission.

Nine inductees will enter the University’s Sports Hall of Fame Jan. 26. Later that night, the 12th induction class will be recognized at halftime of the 6 p.m. women’s basketball game against Brandeis University in the Athletic Complex.

With a stated United Way Campaign goal of $540,000, to date the University has raised more than $542,000.

Washington University in St. Louis, in conjunction with the St. Louis Chapter of the Jewish Community Center (JCC), will celebrate the 21st annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGSWD) with the JCC Female Fan Day during the women’s basketball game against New York University on Sun., January 28. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. at the WU Field House.

Undergraduate Rankings by Media • Graduate Rankings by Media • Rankings Home Academic Analytics’ Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index (FSP Index) Newly published in January 2007, the Academic Analytics’ Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index measures specific data regarding faculty scholarly output, including publications and citations. Altogether, 27 academic areas at Washington Univeristy rank in the top-10 categories. […]

The School of Medicine’s Tobacco-Free Policy has been approved and will go into effect April 2, 2007.

Engineers from General Motors (www.gm.com) will come to the Washington University Danforth campus Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007 at Whitaker Hall to discuss their fuel-efficient technologies and vehicles from 3 to 5 p.m. that day. In addition, Washington University will be presenting an overview of its research and educational efforts in the energy and environmental area, as well as providing a vision of the newly created Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering (www.eec.wustl.edu). Following these presentations in the Whitaker Hall Auditorium that begin at 3 p.m., vehicles will be on display in the Whitaker Hall parking lot near the corner of Forest Park Parkway and Skinker Boulevard.

The first time Danielle Giessman’s leg started to hurt, the solution was simple. She stopped kickboxing. But while searching for the source of the pain, she learned that both of her hip sockets were deformed, a condition called dysplasia. Once, doctors would have had few options, but advances in hip surgery and a greater understanding of how the hip joint works are helping patients such as Giessman get back to a pain-free lifestyle.

University Police issued the following crime alert Jan. 18: St. Louis Police are investigating two robberies that occurred Jan. 17, one on the 6100 block of Waterman Avenue, and the other in the 6000 block of Kingsbury Avenue. In the first case, the victims were approached by a lone suspect who produced a handgun and demanded their property. In the second incident, the victim was approached by two suspects who produced a handgun and demanded money. The suspects took a wallet. In both cases the suspects fled on foot. The victims were not physically injured. The suspect in the first case is described as an African-American male; 20-30 years old; wearing a grey coat and blue jeans The suspects in the second case are described as African-American males, both about 20-25 years old. One has a medium build and was wearing a dark black puffy coat and baggy jeans; the other has a slender build; long braids; and was wearing a dark blue puffy coat, black/white/gray t-shirt and baggy jeans Contact the St. Louis Police if you have any information that might assist in this investigation.