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Photo by Whitney CurtisRichard J. Smith, Ph.D., dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and the Ralph E. Morrow Distinguished University Professor of physical anthropology, meets with doctoral students Julia D. Kleinheider (center), in Germanic languages & literatures, and Emily M. Fammartino, in English, after he presented them and 10 other recipients with the Arts & Sciences’ Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence April 20.

The men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams swept the University Athletic Association (UAA) outdoor championships April 25 and 26. The women’s team won the UAA outdoor title for the 10th straight year, while the men won a team UAA title for the first time since they were the indoor champions in 2007. The […]

The Office of Student Accounting will switch from paper to e-billing for the upcoming 2009-2010 school year. Beginning in June 2009, bills will be available online only through WebSTAC. Following the University’s emphasis on sustainability, paper copies of bills no longer will be mailed. WUSTL is making the change in an effort to cut down […]

Benjamin F. Edwards III, trustee emeritus and former chairman, chief executive officer and president of A.G. Edwards Inc., died April 20, 2009, at his home in Naples, Fla., of prostate cancer. He was 77.

Washington University in St. Louis’ Office of Student Accounting will switch from paper to e-billing for the upcoming 2009-2010 school year. Beginning in June 2009, bills will be available only online through WebSTAC. Following the university’s emphasis on sustainability, paper copies of bills no longer will be mailed.

Photo by Mary ButkusLegendary social entrepreneur Bill Strickland (right) talks with prospective Olin student Elayne Wesley of Rochester, N.Y., after his talk at the 2009 Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Competition awards ceremony April 23.

Skip plastic report covers. Choose paper clips or binder clips instead. Staples are an option, but removable fasteners make paper easier to reuse.

Charles Burson, J.D., has been named the School of Law’s first senior professor of practice.

Faculty, staff and students who park vehicles on campus must renew their permits for the upcoming 2009-10 academic year at parking.wustl.edu or at the Parking and Transportation Services office at North Campus.

Following the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and after consultation with senior University officials, the University has cancelled an undergraduate study-abroad program, which was scheduled to begin May 27 in Puebla, Mexico.