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Faculty and staff can register to win one of 20 season PassPorts to The Black Rep. A season PassPort contains five ticket vouchers, which are redeemable at any time during the 2010 season. Winners will be chosen in a drawing in December 2009.

Nathan A. Baker, Ph.D., Bernard Becker, M.D., Peter M. Burgers, Ph.D., and more…

The following incidents were reported to University Police Nov. 10-16. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. Nov. 10 11:46 a.m. — A person […]

The Washington University Police Department and Parking Services, in partnership with Hartmann’s Towing, will sponsor a free vehicle inspection service to students, faculty and staff Saturday, Dec. 5. The inspections will be held outside of Alumni House off of Wallace Drive between noon and 3 p.m. Inspection staff will check tire pressure, fluid levels, wipers and headlights and taillights.

At recent Board of Trustees meetings, the following faculty members were appointed with tenure, promoted with tenure or granted tenure effective July 1, 2009, unless otherwise noted.

The School of Law’s Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute has completed the first two phases of a two-year project to study the international law regarding crimes against humanity and to draft a multilateral treaty condemning and prohibiting such crimes. In conjunction with this project called the Crimes Against Humanity Initiative, the institute has appointed […]

Photo by Robert BostonJeff M. Michalski, M.D., vice chair and director of clinical programs in the Department of Radiation Oncology, says conducting clinical trials to improve radiation therapy for cancer has been the defining aspect of his career.

Go by the 50 percent rule: Use one when you’d automatically use two of paper towels, squirts of cleaning product, etc.

Should weather conditions create potentially hazardous travel conditions, Washington University will evaluate the situation and take into consideration the safety of the University’s faculty, staff and students as well as the services that must be provided despite the inclement weather.

The following are among the new faculty members at the University. Others will be introduced periodically in this space.