Newsroom Stories

Deborah L. Ratliff, staff nurse in the Department of Medicine’s Division of Oncology, died Sept. 25, 2008.

The School of Medicine is hosting free blood pressure screenings at a mini Health Happening ’08 to be held Friday, Oct. 24.

Photo by Jerry Naunheim Jr.Students, faculty and staff participate in a University-wide Public Service Fair in the Danforth University Center Sept. 23.

Kent Syverud, J.D., dean and the Ethan A.H. Shepley University Professor at the School of Law, has named Pauline Kim, J.D., professor of law, associate dean for research and faculty development at the law school.

Washington University, in conjunction with its athletic support organization, the W Club, has announced its 13th induction class for the WU Sports Hall of Fame. This year’s induction class features eight former student-athletes: Kevin Folkl, class of 1996, basketball; Stephanie Habif ’97, volleyball; Chris Nalley ’97, football and track and field; John Nelke ’67, cross […]

It’s time to nominate School of Medicine faculty for the 2008 Samuel R. Goldstein Leadership Awards in Medical Student Education. Three awards of $5,000 each are provided annually through a gift from Samuel R. Goldstein. The awards acknowledge faculty leadership in medical student education and the tradition and responsibility teaching faculty demonstrate in training the […]

“Reforming Health Care: Perspectives from Missouri and Across the Nation,” will bring together leading health policy experts will discuss how current policies must change to expand care innovation and maximize impact; the prospects for reform; and comparisons of reform proposals in terms of cost, quality and access to care.

Max GreenstreetJean ValentinePoet Jean Valentine, the Visiting Fannie Hurst Professor of Creative Literature in Washington University’s Writing Program in Arts & Sciences, will read from her work at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23. The author of 11 books, Valentine is currently State Poet of New York.

Distinguished environmental law and policy scholars and scientists from around the country will gather at Washington University in St. Louis to discuss “International Climate Change: Post-Kyoto Challenges,” from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 30 in Anheuser-Busch and Seigle Halls. “The international community is aiming to complete negotiations by the end of 2009 on a new climate change agreement to take effect when the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012,” says Maxine Lipeles, J.D., director of the Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic and senior lecturer in law. “This conference will address the critical question of what roles the world’s two largest emitters – the U.S. and China – will play under the new agreement.” The conference, hosted by Washington University School of Law’s Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute, is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Two faculty members at the School of Medicine have been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors medical scientists in the United States can receive. Jeffrey Gordon and David Holtzman were recognized for their major contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care and public health and commitment to service.