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For the first time, doctoral students on both the Danforth and School of Medicine campuses may apply for subsidies to help defray the cost of child day care.

Due to security guidelines provided by the Commission on Presidential Debates, the application deadline is now 11:59 p.m. July 23 for WUSTL community members wishing to volunteer to support the Oct. 2 vice presidential debate at the University.

The Olin Business School and the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta have created a partnership designed to advance research, teaching and cultural understanding. The collaboration opens opportunities for students and faculty at both institutions, where the schools plan to organize joint programs in business and industry management training.

Photo by Whitney CurtisMartha Storandt, Ph.D., professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences (seated top left), enjoys the opening remarks of a two-day conference celebrating the 50th anniversary of a landmark National Institutes of Health Aging and Development Training Grant. WUSTL received the grant in 1958.

The Department of Athletics finished second in the 2007-08 United States Sports Academy Directors’ Cup Division III standings, as announced by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, United States Sports Academy and USA Today. The second-place finish is the highest in school history and the Bears’ sixth-straight top 10 appearance: 2002-03 (fifth), 2003-04 […]

By unanimous consent, the U.S. Senate has confirmed Troy Paredes, J.D., professor of law, as Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner for a five-year term. “This extraordinary appointment recognizes his outstanding reputation and accomplishments as a teacher, scholar and lawyer in the field of corporate and securities law,” said Kent Syverud, J.D., dean and the […]

T.S. Park, M.D., has received the H. Richard Winn, M.D., Prize, the highest honor of the Society of Neurological Surgeons.

To recognize the creative contributions and exemplary performance of its staff, Arts & Sciences presented eight of its own with the Arts & Sciences 2007-08 Outstanding Staff Award during a recent ceremony and reception in the Women’s Building Formal Lounge. Edward S. Macias, Ph.D., presented the awards May 1 for the last time as dean of Arts & Sciences. He stepped down June 30 after 14 years in the position.

Michael R. DeBaun, M.D., has been named the Ferring Family Chair in Pediatric Cancer and Related Disorders at the School of Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital. The endowed chair was established by John and Alison Ferring of St. Louis through the St. Louis Children’s Hospital Foundation.

School of Medicine researchers found the compounds in female mouse urine activate nerve cells in the male mouse’s nose with unprecedented effectiveness.