Record on hiatus for Thanksgiving holiday
The daily Record email takes a break for the Thanksgiving holidays after Nov. 26 and will resume publication Tuesday, Dec. 3. Check out news.wustl.edu for all the latest university news and information. The Record staff wishes everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday.
Washington University rolls out “Courtesy is Contagious” campaign
WUSTL’s “Courtesy is Contagious” campaign reminds cyclists to give pedestrians the right-of-way.
Learn about the 2014 Olin Sustainability Case Competition
Learn about the case and the competition, which in 2014 will focus on on-campus dining, at an info session at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, in Simon Hall. Another session will be held Monday, Nov. 25.
Geography Awareness Week kicks off with lectures, geocaching competition
In celebration of Geography Awareness Week, the Data and GIS Services unit at Washington University Libraries, is hosting lectures, workshops and the GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Challenge Nov. 18-22.
Students can sign up for firsthand look at Israeli startup scene
A partnership between Washington
University in St. Louis’ Olin Business School and the Interdisciplinary
Center in Herzliya, Israel, will give undergraduates from any
American college or university a firsthand look this summer at the burgeoning Israeli
startup scene. Students have until Feb. 15 to sign up.
Consider Washington University for your group’s summer conference
The Summer Programs and Conference Services office invites faculty and staff members to consider Washington University in St. Louis’ Danforth Campus as a site for their organizations’ summer conferences.
Nominations open for Gephardt Institute’s Civic Scholars Program
Nominations are now open for the Gephardt Institute for Public Service’s Civic Scholars Program. The program now consists of both a classic and a study abroad cohort. Faculty, staff and administrators can nominate sophomores for either group here. The nomination deadline is Dec. 2.
Recycle holiday lights at WUSTL
This holiday season, the Washington University in St. Louis community can bring burned-out or unwanted light strings to campus to be recycled. WUSTL’s Office of Sustainability and the Sustainability Action Team at the School of Medicine are partnering with StLouisGreen.com and Operation Food Search on the initiative, which runs Nov. 16-Jan. 12.
Becker memorial set for Nov. 22
Friends and family of Bernard Becker, MD, will gather for a memorial Friday, Nov. 22. Becker, professor emeritus of ophthalmology and visual sciences, died at his home Aug. 28, 2013, at the age of 93.
Autism and employment town hall meeting
A town hall meeting Wednesday, Nov. 6, at the School of Medicine will address employment needs of the autism community.
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