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The University’s Project ARK will sponsor the Journey of Hope AIDS Awareness Tour’s St. Louis stop April 13.

DanforthElizabeth Gray Danforth, wife of Chancellor Emeritus William H. Danforth and first lady of Washington University for nearly a quarter century, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2005, of cancer. She was 75. Known as “Ibby” to her friends and to the campus community, she became a tireless ambassador for the university when her husband was named vice chancellor for medical affairs in 1965 and then chancellor in 1971.

The Center for Social Development (CSD) at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis recently announced the 2005 grant recipients of its Civic Service Small Research Grants and Fellows Program. This program is part of the Global Service Institute (GSI) research initiative funded by the Ford Foundation.

The grant will establish a University center that will develop better ways to prevent and treat heart disease in diabetics.

Slam dunk, 3-point contest here March 31 In conjunction with the NCAA Final Four at the Edward Jones Dome April 2-4, the University will host the 17th Annual Mountain Dew College Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championships at 6:30 p.m. March 31 at the Field House. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students or […]

WUSTL will lead a partnership that will help elementary-school students develop enthusiasm for learning and doing science.

Photo by Tim Parker(From left) Sam, Dylan and Ashley Mopkins showcase the scarves they made for their mom at the Arts as Healing program.It offers patients’ children the opportunity to take an active, artistic role in the healing process while providing a group support network.

The Supplier Diversity Initiative annual report for fiscal year 2004 shows the University is continuing to make great strides.

The animated adult series featuring a dysfunctional family has been nominated for an Emmy award and has a strong following.

A team headed by Craig Pikaard has discovered a fourth kind found only in plants, thought to have been around for more than 200 million years.