Volleyball wins UAA, gains NCAA bid
With the league title — WUSTL’s 18th since the UAA’s inception 20 years ago — the Bears improved to 33-1, extended their winning streak to 25 matches and gained the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, which begins at WUSTL today.
Awards bestowed on architecture faculty, student
Donald KosterNova Scotia summer cottageFaculty members, graduate students and recent alumni from the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts have received a total of five 2006 Design Awards from the St. Louis Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The annual awards honor architects, designers and craftspersons for their contributions to excellence in the built environment. In all, 18 awards were given in five categories: Craftsmanship, Drawings, Interiors, Unbuilt and Architecture.
Campus Watch
The following incidents were reported to University Police Nov. 1-7. 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. Nov. 3 3:52 p.m. — A person […]
Unusual drug mixture inhibits tumors in mice
School of Medicine researchers find a potential therapeutic regimen for patients with aggressive neuroendocrine tumors.
Neuroscientists awarded $14 million in 2 grants
Scientists at the School of Medicine will use $14 million in grant funds to establish or expand facilities that provide services needed for research.
St. Louis crime survey flawed
The recently published crime survey that made national news about St. Louis is flawed in many ways — says a report by the St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association — the most important of which is that it fails to count the metropolitan area as a combination of St. Louis County and St. Louis City. Had such a more accurate and consistent comparison been made, St. Louis would not have been listed in this study.
Nationally recognized leader joins Siteman
A leader in cancer prevention joins Siteman Cancer Center to oversee research, education and community outreach in cancer prevention.
Ferkol to head pediatric allergy, pulmonary medicine division
Thomas Ferkol, M.D., has been named director of the Division of Allergy and Pulmonary Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics.
Getting to know you
Photo by Ray MarklinLarry J. Shapiro, M.D., and Diana Gray, M.D., talk with Shamika Ketkar and Shashikant Kulkarni, Ph.D., at the New Faculty Reception Oct. 4 at the Missouri Botanical Garden.
Early receives Phi Beta Kappa Award for Distinguished Service to the Humanities
Gerald L. Early, Ph.D., the Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters and director of the Center for the Humanities in Arts & Sciences, received the Phi Beta Kappa Award for Distinguished Service to the Humanities on Oct. 28. Early, who is professor of English, of African & African American Studies and of American culture studies, all in Arts & Sciences, received the award during the 41st Triennial Council of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, which met Oct. 25-29 in Atlanta.
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