Social work to present alumni & other awards
The Distinguished Alumni Award recipients will be Alvin Schorr, William Siedhoff & Bernarda Wong; Gautam Yadama & Sima Needleman also will be honored.
Linguistic profiling & human rights conference here
The conference is being organized by John Baugh; two WUSTL faculty members, Steven Gunn and Iyabo Osiapem, will speak at the event.
Wahl, professor who discovered plutonium; 89
He was famous for proving the existence of a radioactive isotope, element 94 on the periodic table, that had been postulated but never isolated.
‘Coach’ Burmeister steps down from Thurtene in grand style
Jim Burmeister was honored April 21-22 after stepping down following 35 years as adviser to the Thurtene Junior Honorary and Thurtene Carnival.
Epstein, Schaal elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Schaal and Epstein are among 195 men and women elected this year by the academy, an organization formed in 1870 to cultivate the arts and sciences.
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George Warren Brown School of Social Work students from various countries will offer a taste of their homelands through traditional foods and lively entertainment.
Linguistic profiling conference on campus
The Linguistic Profiling and Linguistic Human Rights conference will be held on campus April 28-29.
Sponsored by African and African American Studies in Arts & Sciences and the Ford Foundation, the conference will explore issues surrounding legal considerations of linguistic profiling, fair housing, language restriction on the job and racial, sexual and deaf discrimination, among others.
Washington University named one of best places to work
Washington University in St. Louis was named one of the top three Best Places to Work in the St. Louis Business Journal’s annual survey of area employees.
At a dinner and reception April 20 at The Westin Hotel, Washington University was named the best workplace in the large employer category.
One of a kind
Daniel Brennan, M.D., already had his foot solidly in the door when he interviewed for a job at the School of Medicine 13 years ago. Administrators from the school had, after all, recruited him to come to town for an interview. So he arguably would have received the job even if he hadn’t helped revive […]
U. City sculpture series in full bloom
University students are doing their part to help beautify the U. City area as they have adorned the community with various public art projects.
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