Newsroom Stories

Do you have a colleague you think deserves some recognition? It’s time to nominate School of Medicine staff for this year’s Dean’s Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor awarded to a medical staff member. The award, which includes a $1,000 cash prize, recognizes a full-time medical school employee with at least three years of continuous […]

An ambitious new study has added considerable weight to the claim that exercise can lower the risk for colon cancer. Researchers at the School of Medicine and Harvard University combined and analyzed several decades worth of data from past studies on how exercise affects colon cancer risk. They found that people who exercised the most were 24 percent less likely to develop the disease than those who exercised the least.

Superpowers aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. Take “Wonderboy,” the new collaboration by San Francisco choreographer Joe Goode and master puppeteer Basil Twist. Blessed with uncanny empathy and superhuman sensitivity, the title character is virtually paralyzed by everyday sights and sounds — the clash of bells, the glare of sunlight, a young man passing […]

The No. 2 men’s basketball team remained undefeated in conference play last weekend at home with a pair of victories over New York University (73-55) and Brandeis University (82-57). With five University Athletic Association (UAA) games remaining, the Bears have a three-game lead over Carnegie Mellon University (16-4, 6-3 UAA) and the University of Rochester […]

The following incidents were reported to University Police Feb. 3-9. 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. Feb. 6 9:01 a.m. — A facilities […]

Photo by Kevin LowderStudents who attended the inauguration of President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C., held a forum Feb. 5 in Mallinckrodt Center to discuss their experiences and give the WUSTL community an inside look at the inaugural event.

“Environmental Crime: Law, Policy, Prosecution” by Kathleen F. Brickey, J.D., offers a unique perspective on the intersection of environmental law and criminal law. Brickey uses an interdisciplinary approach to bridge the historical divide between the environmental and criminal law fields.

The annual George Washington Week, Feb. 16-20, is sponsored by the sophomore honorary Lock & Chain. It will feature horse and buggy rides, birthday cake, appearances by a George Washington look-alike, cherry pie and tricorn hats.

Tsoi/Kobus & Associates Inc., the Cambridge, Mass., architecture firm that designed the Danforth University Center, has received a 2009 Palladio Award for its work in creation of WUSTL’s new student center that opened last August. The Danforth University Center won the “New Design and Construction — More than 30,000 Square Feet” award in the “Commercial, […]

The 9th Annual Guze Symposium on Alcoholism will be held from 8 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center. Registration is free for WUSTL employees.