Women’s Society presents scholarships, leadership award
Jorge Marcos received the 2006-07 full-tuition scholarship, Zachary Wegmann won the partial, and the Leadership Award was presented to Imani Anwisye.
Students win Udall and Beinecke scholarships
Jessica Friedman has been awarded a Morris K. Udall Scholarship, while Andy Schupanitz will receive a $32,000 Beinecke Scholarship for graduate study.
Mutated gene may hold key to emphysema, rare skin disease
Researchers discovered that fibulin-4 causes a novel form of recessive cutis laxa, a disorder that results in severe connective tissues abnormalities.
Faculty mentor awarded
Photo by Kevin LowderJeffrey Goodman, an English teacher at the Alabama Mathematics and Science Academy, won the 2006 Cornerstone Faculty Mentor Award.
Semenkovich, Stormo installed as Gasser, Erlanger professors
These are the first two endowed professorships created as a component of the University’s BioMed 21 initiative.
Fusion of engineering and culture
Photo by Kevin LowderPerformers ranging from age 12-18 receive congratulations after “A Concert for Orphans” April 8 in the auditorium of Whitaker Hall.
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.
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