World-renowned mathematician
Photo by Mary ButkusA portrait of Guido Weiss, Ph.D., the Elinor Anheuser Professor of mathematics in Arts & Sciences, was unveiled at a ceremony in Cupples II Hall.
Surfing for health
Photo by Robert BostonOccupational therapy students teach older adults to use computers.
Edelman to end Assembly Series season
A celebrated lawyer, author, educator, activist and reformer, Edelman has devoted her life to improving the lives of poor, neglected and marginalized children.
Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet at Edison April 21-23
King is known as a superb and profoundly original craftsman who creates dances with a global attitude and honed-steel kinetic edge.
Cell-growth protein mTOR may help prevent diabetes
Ironically, diabetes researchers are hoping to promote the capability of mTOR that oncologists want to shut down: its ability to cause cells to reproduce by dividing into copies of themselves.
Sansalone named dean of School of Engineering & Applied Science
Currently a professor of structural engineering at Cornell University, she will succeed Christopher I. Byrnes on July 1, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton.
Construction Update: Information on projects
Hilltop Campus Phase IVB Housing The superstructure work is complete. Mechanical, electric and plumbing (MEP) rough-ins are progressing. Tarlton Corp. is on schedule for the project. Occupancy remains scheduled for August. Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts In the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, the curtain wall and glazing at the south continue. […]
McDonnell Center lecture to feature dark-energy astronomer
The lecture, “The Accelerating Universe: Einstein’s Blunder Undone,” will be given by Harvard’s Robert Kirshner, president of the American Astronomical Society.
School of Engineering & Applied Science to recognize alumni
Andrew M. Bursky, Arnold W. Donald, Harold H. Schreimann, Gary E. Wendlandt, Danielle Forget and Preston M. & Nancy Green will be honored.
University plans for ‘cashless’ laundry & vending machines
Those on the Hilltop Campus holding a University ID card will be able to use their card to purchase snacks and beverages from selected machines.
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