Uncategorized

Sona Haydon, a longtime lecturer in piano for the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences, died of complications stemming from leukemia at Barnes-Jewish Hospital on Saturday, October 29. She was 73. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, at the Richmond Heights Presbyterian Church, 1430 Silverton Pl., 63117. Plans for an on-campus memorial service will be announced.

At the Founders Day celebration on Nov. 5, four faculty members will receive Distinguished Faculty awards. In addition, Adele Dilschneider and Doris I. Schnuck will receive the Robert S. Brookings Award by the Board of Trustees for their extraordinary commitment to building bridges between Washington University and the St. Louis region.

The six alumni to be honored Nov. 5 are James F. Barker, John Gianoulakis, Leonard Jarett, Stanley I. Proctor, Susan S. Stepleton and James M. Talent. The event also features a keynote address by former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

“Teach for America and the School of Social Work share a common passion for pioneering social change,” Dean Edward F. Lawlor says.

The researchers discovered a rare change in the DNA of two eastern Missouri families with a history of a condition known as XLHPT.

Even administering of high levels of insulin, which usually enhances vasodilation, can’t counteract the negative effect of high glucose on the heart.

Football team wins conference finale The football team wrapped up league play with a 28-7 win at Carnegie Mellon University on Oct. 22 in Pittsburgh. The Bears improved to 4-4 overall and 2-1 in UAA play. Senior receiver Brad Duesing had 12 catches for a season-high 190 yards and a career-high three touchdowns. He needs […]

The molecule P-glycoprotein (Pgp) has long been an obstacle to cancer chemotherapy and drug treatments for brain disorders. More medical news

Advising Reagan: Making Economic Policy, 1981-82, covers his time as the first chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers for President Reagan.

“It used to be that students could only find this information if they came into our office,” says Vicki Mueller, assistant director for external scholarship programs.