Newsroom Stories

Researchers at the School of Law’s Center for Empirical Research in the Law (CERL) will receive $191,000 to update the Supreme Court Database as part of a $900,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.

Twenty-six staff members retired from WUSTL this past year, and each received a commendation from Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and a walnut plaque featuring the University seal and the number of years of his or her service.

The fall meeting of the Board of Trustees Oct. 2 featured reports on the status and progress of the University, including a report from Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton regarding admissions, construction, financial issues, appointments and a new scholarship initiative.

Sarah Gehlert, Ph.D., will be installed as the E. Desmond Lee Professor of Racial and Ethnic Diversity at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, in Brown Hall Lounge.

Shredding paper helps WUSTL’s recycling efforts. Through the University’s contractor, Shred-it, WUSTL recycles more than 725,000 pounds of paper; this is 125,000 pounds more than WUSTL recycles through its mixed-paper collection

Adam Yarinsky, a principal and co-founder of ARO: Architecture Research Office in New York, will discuss his work for the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts fall Public Lecture Series at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, in Steinberg Hall Auditorium. Yarinsky is serving as a visiting professor in the Sam Fox School’s College […]

Washington University Libraries has received a $376,426 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for “The St. Louis Freedom Suits Legal Encoding Project” — one of the largest grants ever received by the University Libraries.

Photo by Robert BostonJames Kemp, M.D., professor of pediatrics, seeks the roots of kids’ sleep disorders and sudden infant deaths.

The two-time defending NCAA Division III national champion men’s basketball team and the national runner-up women’s basketball team are both ranked No. 1 in the DIII News Preseason Top 25 Poll. The men’s team also is the preseason No. 1 selection in the Sporting News Magazine Top 10 poll. The men’s basketball team returns 15 […]

Photo by Mary ButkusMark Bagby (center), University emergency coordinator, monitors a fire drill Sept. 29 at Simon Hall as students, faculty and staff gather outside the Francis Field gates. The drill was held to test Olin Business School’s emergency planning efforts and in anticipation of this week’s National Fire Prevention Week Oct. 5-9.