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Up to $32,000 is available to WUSTL students for the development and implementation of innovative community projects during the summer in the form of social change grants through the Community Service Office. A new gift from Procter & Gamble will provide an additional $10,000 in funding this year. Students may submit proposals for multiple grants […]

Photo by Robert BostonAn official from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security spoke about the H1N1 flu pandemic at the School of Medicine.

Human guinea pigs do their homework before volunteering for high-paying clinical trials. New research shows that people equate large payments for participation in medical research with increased levels of risk. And when they perceive studies to be risky, potential participants spend more time learning about the risks and nature of the study. Findings published this month in Social Science and Medicine, suggest there is a “mismatch” between current research guidelines for setting compensation levels and the assumptions participants make about the levels of pay and risk.

Washington University will provide free 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccinations for Danforth Campus students ages 18-24 years from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, in the Gargoyle, located in the lower level of the Mallinckrodt Student Center.

The Bear Necessities store, located in the new Umrath House on the South 40, will hold its annual holiday sale Dec. 8 and 9.

The School of Law recently became the first top law school to allow students to earn both a juris doctorate and a master of laws in taxation in six semesters without any summer coursework. By not requiring a summer component, students interested in this joint degree program can continue to take advantage of summer employment […]

Warren M. Shapleigh, a member of the Board of Trustees since 1966 and former president of Ralston Purina, died Nov. 1, 2009, at McKnight Place Extended Care in Ladue, Mo. He was 89.

The Washington University volleyball team captured its 10th NCAA Division III national title Nov. 21 by defeating top-ranked Juniata College, 3-1.

A. Edward Nussbaum, Ph.D., professor emeritus of mathematics in Arts & Sciences, died Oct. 31, 2009, of congestive heart failure at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. He was 84.

Photo by David KilperItai Sened, Ph.D., director of the Center for New Institutional Social Sciences, credits much of his academic success to the incredible opportunities he has had to work closely with world-class mentors.