Newsroom Stories

The following incidents were reported to University Police Jan. 7-13. 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. Jan. 7 1:36 p.m. — A person […]

Genevieve L. “Jean” Gaines, who served Washington University for more than 55 years in roles ranging from a secretary to administrative assistant to associate registrar and lastly as director of commencement, died Dec. 17, 2008. She was 86. Gaines retired from the University in 2002, having served under six chancellors, beginning with Nobel laureate Arthur […]

Robert Carmody, adjunct senior lecturer in marketing from 1982-87, died Dec. 22, 2008. He was 87.

Poet Carolyn Forché, the visiting Fannie Hurst Professor of Creative Literature in the Writing Program in Arts & Sciences, will read from her work at 8 p.m. Jan. 22. The talk — part of The Writing Program Reading Series — is free and open to the public and takes place in Duncker Hall, Room 201, […]

Photo by David KilperNASA astronaut and WUSTL alum Robert Behnken makes a point to visit the WUSTL campus on his trip home to St. Louis last fall.

To honor the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr., the Society of Black Student Social Workers at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work will host “Financial Freedom Seminar: Achieving Economic Independence Through Education,” Jan. 17.

Photo by Jennifer SilverbergWilliam “Bill” Clay, Sr. Missouri’s first black congressman, discusses his new book, “The Jefferson Bank Confrontation: The Struggle for Civil Rights in St. Louis,” with area high school students in Edison Theatre Jan. 9 as part of the Big Read program.

The men’s basketball team held the University of Chicago without a field goal for a stretch of 12:31 in the second half en route to a 74-62 victory over the Maroons in both team’s University Athletic Association (UAA) opener Jan. 10 in Chicago. The Bears shot 57.4 percent from the field in the victory and […]

Photo by Ron Steele”Masked Marvels & Wondertales,” the eye-popping one-man variety show by Michael Cooper, launches Edison’s ovations for young people series and takes place at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at the 560 Music Center.

In its 13th year, the “Work, Families and Public Policy” brown bag lunch series on campus features one-hour presentations on research interests of faculty from local and national universities.