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The holiday season, while fun, can be draining. When you add the pressure of New Year’s resolutions, stress levels can rise. Environmental health expert J. Aaron Hipp, Ph.D., says that simply getting out of the house and going to a local park has the potential to lower stress and increase focus.”Parks allow us to physically and psychologically get away from stressful environments,” says Hipp, assistant professor of social work at Washington University in St. Louis. “Spending time in a park is a restorative activity that can recharge your batteries. A resolution to take advantage of local parks can contribute to a healthy, green year. Plus, a walk in the park can help you relax and refocus on New Year’s resolutions that may already have been broken.”

An international gathering of business executives will don caps and gowns for their graduation ceremony at the Olin Business School. Strobe Talbott, president of the Brookings Institution will deliver the keynote speech.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Dec. 1-7. Readers who have information concerning these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. Dec. 1 10:21 a.m. — A person reported license plates had been stolen from a vehicle parked next to Goldfarb Plant Growth Facility Nov. 30 between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. Dec. 3 […]

Use the back sides of printer paper waste rather than fresh sheets for personal notes or doodling.

Washington University allows all members of the University community to store vehicles in approved locations on campus during winter break.

Photo by Mary ButkusFaculty achievement award winners Enola K. Proctor, Ph.D. (left), and Jeffrey I. Gordon, M.D., get a sneak peak of their award plaques before the faculty achievement awards ceremony Dec. 5 at the May Auditorium in Simon Hall. Proctor received the Arthur Holly Compton Award for Faculty Achievement, and Gordon was presented the Carl and Gerty Cori Award for Faculty Achievement.

At its winter meeting Dec. 4, the Board of Trustees elected Andrea J. Grant, J.D., a prominent Washington, D.C., attorney, to the Board, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. Grant is a partner with DLA Piper in the District of Columbia. She earned two degrees from the University — a bachelor’s degree in 1971 and […]

Nine Washington University Libraries will be closed from Dec. 25-Jan. 3, 2010, and will operate on a shortened schedule during throughout intersession (Dec. 18-Jan. 18). Students, faculty, and staff will continue to have full access to the libraries’ online resources throughout the intersession.

Jacqueline “Jackie” Ulin Levey, J.D., has been hired as the executive director of St. Louis Hillel at Washington University. A University alumna, Levey replaces Michael Landy, who resigned in September. Levey graduated with honors and earned a bachelor’s degree in political science in Arts & Sciences in 1997. She also earned a juris doctorate from […]

In honor of Whittemore House’s 40th anniversary as a premier gathering space, the Whittemore House board of directors has voted to alter membership requirements to make the facility more accessible to University faculty and staff members.