Fiction writer, essayist Martone to read Oct. 27
Both talks are part of The Writing Program’s fall Reading Series and will take place in Hurst Lounge, Duncker Hall, Room 201.
McDonnell International Scholars Academy founded
Photo by Jennifer Weisbord/WUSTLChancellor Mark. S. Wrighton announces the formation of the McDonnell International Scholars Academy at a news conference Oct. 19 in New York.The Academy partners a major American university with top foreign universities and leading multinational corporations.
Obituary: Hano, prof. emeritus of mathematics
He came to the University in September 1962 as a visiting associate professor of mathematics; he became a full professor in 1969.
Give Thanks Give Back campaign begins fifth year
The program supports a group called “100 Neediest Cases,” a joint project of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the United Way.
Nobel laureate Arrow to discuss economics of malaria
Malaria, along with tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, is one of the three largest global killers of the world’s poorest people.
Wrighton names advisory committee for engineering dean search
Jonathan Turner, the Henry Edwin Sever Professor of Engineering, has been named the committee’s chair.
Andrew C. Mertha, Ph.D., assisstant professor of political science in Arts & Sciences
His new book is titled The Politics of Piracy: Intellectual Property in Contemporary China.
American Writers at Home reception Oct. 27
The event is being held in conjunction with the exhibit of the same name, on view in Olin Library through late December.
The case of the dogged dermatologist
If Jeffrey Petersen hadn’t become a dermatologist, he might have become a private eye. What does investigating shady dealings have to do with steering patients to the shade? “With dermatology, you may not know the diagnosis, but you can see there’s a problem,” says Petersen, M.D., assistant professor of medicine. “Then the challenge becomes to […]
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