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Samuel R. Bagenstos argued the case on behalf of inmate Tony Goodman in the disability rights case United States v. Georgia.

WUSTL’s Association of Information Technology Professionals, the National Society for Black Engineers and the School of Medicine were involved.

Photo by Kevin LowderDancer/choreographer Michel Yang works with students from the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences’ Dance Program.

In recognition of the role that William H. (Bill) Danforth, life trustee and chancellor emeritus, his family and the Danforth Foundation have played in the evolution of Washington University in St. Louis, the Hilltop Campus will be renamed the Danforth Campus, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. An official recognition ceremony will be held Sept. 17, when the new name takes effect.

Cosmic-ray astrophysicist Joseph Klarmann, Ph.D., a professor emeritus of physics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University, died Tuesday, Feb. 21, at St. Mary’s Health Center in Richmond Heights, Mo. He was 78.

While some job openings are advertised, “hidden jobs” account for 75 percent of the job market. Leigh Deusinger, business development specialist; and Arlene Taich, Ph.D., graduate and postdoctoral career development specialist, both in The Career Center at Washington University in St. Louis, talked about power job search strategies to locate the unadvertised positions during a session at the American Association for the Advancement of the Science’s Annual Meeting in St. Louis Feb. 16-20.

Michael Douglas, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for research, is leaving Washington University to focus greater energy on family owned businesses outside of St. Louis. Additionally, Douglas announced that he plans to remain a resident of St. Louis and work independently on technology development, intellectual property licensing, startup companies and venture capital investment to spur biotechnology advancement in the region.

The research associate and lecturer in the Department of Anthropology in Arts & Sciences edited The Rock-Art of Eastern North America: Capturing Images and Insight.

The 70-plus-member orchestra will perform music of Ernest Bloch, Peter I. Tchaikovsky and Gay Holmes Spears at 3 p.m. Feb. 19 in Graham Chapel.

Men’s hoops scores 100 in back-to-back wins The men’s basketball team (15-7, 7-4 UAA) won two key league home games to move into a second-place tie in the University Athletic Association standings. The Bears defeated Case Western Reserve University, 111-74, on Feb. 10 at the Field House. Sophomore Danny O’Boyle finished with a career-high 22 […]