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The transition to college is a time when students assume primary responsibility for their health, said Alan I. Glass, M.D., director of the Habif Health and Wellness Center on campus.

Robertson, a champion of young musicians, has devoted time throughout his career to work with students and young artists.

Nathan Dardick, a 1971 Arts & Sciences’ alumnus, visited campus this past May for two very important reasons: to participate in this son’s graduation, and to dedicate a dormitory in his name.

Renowned saxophonist Willie Akins will launch the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences’ fall Jazz at Holmes series with a special outdoor performance in Brookings Quadrangle. The event, titled “Jazz in the Quad,” is free and open to the public and begins at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14.

Neurosurgeons at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and the School of Medicine are renewing calls for a ban on the use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) by children under age 16 after a review of injuries caused by the vehicles. Researchers studied all cases seen at the hospital over a 10-year span, identifying 185 patients admitted as a result of ATV-related accidents.

The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum dates back to 1881, making it the oldest art museum west of the Mississippi River. Originally located downtown, as part of Washington University’s St. Louis School and Museum of Fine Arts, the museum was rededicated in 1906 as the St. Louis Museum of Fine Arts and moved into the […]

Image courtesy of Jewish Hospital; Kleinert, Kutz and Associates Hand Care Center; and University of LouisvilleLimb transplantation involves several kinds of tissue.Years ago, the idea of attaching a donor limb onto a patient’s body would have been the stuff of science fiction. But to date about two-dozen people around the world have received hand transplants. Thomas Tung conducts research within this relatively unorthodox realm of surgery, investigating the use of therapy that could potentially allow the body to accept donor tissue without the use of immunosuppressive medication.

Washington University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and Chancellor Emeritus William H. “Bill” Danforth spoke in Graham Chapel Sept. 17 as part of an official ceremony dedicating the University’s main Hilltop Campus as the Danforth Campus. Click on the links below to download an mp3 audio recording of comments made during the ceremony by Wrighton and Danforth.

The following are high-resolution images available for media use of the Danforth Campus naming.

Kim Walker”Kim has a broad understanding of the financial markets, well-tuned investment instincts, and a disciplined approach to investment management. These strategies and her experience successfully managing large assets will be invaluable to Washington University,” said Chancellor Wrighton S. Wrighton.