Two attorneys, environmental engineer join law’s Clinical Education Program

Two attorneys and an environmental engineer have joined the School of Law’s Clinical Education Program. Edward “Ted” Heisel, J.D., has been named the clinic attorney for the Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic and a lecturer in law. Highly regarded in his field, Heisel brings to his new role experience from private practice and public interest settings in areas involving land use, natural resources, local government and environmental law. As the former executive director of the Missouri Coalition for the Environment, he litigated numerous cases and served as its senior law and policy coordinator. He was instrumental in the coalition’s federal lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which led to major updates in Missouri water quality standards. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School and a bachelor’s degree in biology from Kansas State University. A nationally recognized expert in Section 1983 litigation, Stephen M. Ryals, J.D., has been appointed the clinic attorney for the Civil Justice Clinic and a lecturer in law. Ryals brings to this position extensive experience in civil rights litigation, including police misconduct actions, employment discrimination cases and other constitutional issues. A principal of The Ryals Law Firm, P.C., in St. Louis, he is the author of several articles and books regarding Section 1983 litigation, including the treatise, “Discovery and Proof in Police Misconduct Cases.” He earned a law degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Peter W. Goode has been appointed environmental engineer for the Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic. He previously worked for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, where he was chief of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permits and Engineering Section for the Water Protection Program. Goode earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Missouri voter registration deadline approaching

The Office of Government and Community Relations wants to remind members of the Washington University community that the voter registration deadline is approaching. To be eligible to vote in Missouri’s upcoming November election, you must be registered by Wednesday, Oct.11, 2006. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006.

Parents in the dark about substance use and abuse in their adolescent children

A team of researchers led by School of Medicine scientists has found that parents often don’t know when their children are using alcohol, nicotine or other drugs. In addition, the study, published in the October issue of the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, found that for cocaine or other illicit drugs, the number of parents who know is even lower.

WUSTL collaborates with Chinese on moon mission

Photo by David KilperFrom left, WUSTL scientists Bradley Joliff, Ph.D., Raymond Arvidson, Ph.D., and Alian Wang, Ph.D., observe the giant South Pole-Aitken Basin on the Moon.The agreement comes less than a year away from the planned launch of Chang’e-1, the Chinese lunar probe project, in April 2007.

Campus Watch

University Police recently released the following crime alerts. 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. On September 22, a resident of an apartment building […]
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