Newsroom Stories

A. Peter Mutharika, J.S.D., will be installed as the Charles Nagel Professor of International and Comparative Law at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, in Anheuser-Busch Hall, Room 309. Mutharika is on leave from the University serving his native country of Malawi. In June 2009, he was appointed to the presidential cabinet as minister of justice […]

Even $1.50 — the price of a large soda — can make a difference in a little girl’s life, said Stephen P. Zwolak, executive director of the University City Children’s Center (UCCC). The UCCC, with support from the United Way of Greater St. Louis, provides care for nearly 200 young children, Zwolak said. That includes […]

Students, faculty and staff living or working in the South 40, the Village, Simon Hall, the Danforth University Center or the Knight Center might have noticed their cell phone signals are much stronger this fall than when spring semester ended last May. This summer, WUSTL’s Information Services and Technology (IS&T) and Facilities continued to worked […]

Wireless network users can now use one set of personal credentials to securely access the Internet from any Washington University wireless hotspot. Medical Campus wireless users can connect to the Medical School’s secure wireless Internet while on the Danforth Campus, North Campus or West Campus. The WUSTL secure wireless network also is accessible while on […]

A memorial service for Lynn Imergoot, associate director of intramurals and club sports and former women’s tennis coach, is set for 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, at Graham Chapel.

Photo by Robert BostonBalancing roles is the secret to Anne Fagan’s success.

Photo by David KilperWashington University’s 2009 United Way campaign began Sept. 2 with a kickoff breakfast at Whittemore House. The University’s goal is $600,000.

Bret Gustafson, Ph.D., assistant professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences, has spent more than 14 years in Bolivia. His early research focused on language and culture to help promote the inclusion of the indigenous Guarani language, history and culture into the public school system in Bolivia. As with many indigenous peoples across the Americas, […]

Photo by Gloria Stukenbroeker”Chef” Mahendra Gupta, Ph.D., dean and the Geraldine J. and Robert L. Virgil Professor of Accounting and Management at Olin Business School, serves burgers to hungry business school students on the first day of classes at the 15th annual Olin Welcome Cookout.

Jessica Jackley understands the power of the personal connection. She discovered it while visiting East Africa to conduct impact evaluation surveys for Village Enterprise Fund. At the same time, her husband, Matt Flannery, was in the field filming interviews with small business entrepreneurs. When they saw firsthand the life-changing power of micro financing, they devoted […]