A political mind
Steven S. Smith, Ph.D., one of the nation’s premier congressional scholars, got his foot in the door of the U.S. Senate by holding it open — literally. Smith, the Kate M. Gregg Professor of Social Sciences in Arts & Sciences, got his first taste of the Senate in the early 1970s while working as a […]
Religion scholar Huston Smith to speak May 3
He taught philosophy in Arts & Sciences at WUSTL from 1947-1958; he is perhaps best-known for the book The World’s Religions.
Notables
Shirley K. Baker, Dean of University Libraries and Vice Chancellor for Information Technology, has been appointed for a three year term to the National Institutes of Health’s PubMed Central National Advisory Committee. She has also agreed to serve a two-year on the Advisory Board for the Canadian Research Knowledge Network, a collaborative program of Canadian […]
Sports
Track & field teams are UAA champions The men’s and women’s track and field teams swept the UAA Outdoor Championships at Francis Field April 23-24. With the two league championships, the University broke the UAA record for most overall conference titles during a single athletic year with 11; WUSTL also held the old record, nine, […]
Obituary: Kobayashi, world-class mycologist; 78
“George took enormous and justifiable pride in his depth of knowledge and expertise in mycology,” colleague Russell Little Jr. said.
Women’s Society hands out annual awards
Shahrouz Yousefi received the Elizabeth Gray Danforth Scholarship; Laura Seger & Teresa Sullivan won leadership awards.
Sharing knowledge
Photo by Robert BostonFaculty, staff and students enjoy the “Managing Knowledge in the Digital Domain” symposium sponsored by the Bernard Becker Medical Library.
Antibody cures West Nile virus in mice
Scientists found that single doses of the antibodies given soon after infection could boost survival rates to 90 percent or higher.
More medical news
76th Fashion Design Show at Galleria
The show is comparable to a Broadway-style revue, filled with lights, music, drama and, of course, glamorous costumes.
Student Worker Alliance sit-in comes to an end
After nearly three weeks of protesting, approximately 14 students called off their occupation of South Brookings Hall & Brookings Quadrangle.
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