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For any faculty or staff member who has considered becoming a member of Whittemore House, now is an excellent time to join. Whittemore House, a private club for faculty, staff and friends of the University since 1969, will suspend its $120 initiation fee for new members until July 2009.

Henry L. “Roddy” Roediger III, Ph.D., an internationally recognized scholar of human memory, and Robert D. Schreiber, Ph.D., a pioneer in efforts to understand how the immune system may be useful in battling cancer, will receive Washington University’s 2008 faculty achievement awards, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton announced.

The William H. and Elizabeth Gray Danforth University Center opened its doors to the Washington University community August 11. Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of several donors, the new building will feature three premier spaces.

With each new school year comes a fresh start. For the past decade, Washington University students have helped St. Louis-area school children get a new start in clean, colorful hallways and classrooms through Service First. The annual community service event will be held Aug. 30.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Aug. 20-26. 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. Aug. 20 3:25 p.m. — An employee […]

Courtesy photoSpiral HouseAcclaimed architect Kathryn Dean, founding partner of Dean/Wolf Architects in New York City, has been appointed director of the Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis. She previously served on the faculty of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture.

A drug-resistant germ was found in children tested in the St. Louis metropolitan area by researchers at the School of Medicine. Demographic analyses showed that children carrying the superbug were associated with a low socioeconomic status, defined as enrollment in Medicaid and living in crowded households.

Timothy McBride, Ph.D., professor, has been named the first associate dean for public health at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work.

Washington University in St. Louis launches its “Where to Go” campaign this fall to help the campus prepare for emergency situations. During the fall semester, members of the University’s Crisis Management Team will give presentations at student, staff and faculty meetings explaining where to go for information before, during and after an emergency.

Courtesy photoSweet Honey in the RockGrammy Award-winning a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock will launch the Edison Theatre OVATIONS! Series with a special one-night-only performance at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. Founded in 1973, the acclaimed all-female group has released more than a dozen albums combining the music of the Civil Rights movement and the African-American church with jazz, rap, reggae, Hip Hop, African chants and contemporary rhythm and blues.