Newsroom Stories

Francis J. Miller, M.D., a part-time associate professor of orthodontics, died Friday, June 20, 2008. He was 73.

The School of Medicine shows how much its employees are appreciated at a variety of events in June, including the annual dean’s awards for outstanding contributions.

Courtesy PhotoPhysicians from Japan came to observe the mini-nephrectomy procedure, a minimally invasive procedure to remove kidneys, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

Courtesy PhotoFifteen years into his career as a dentist, Charles F. Hildebolt quit to go back to school and try something else. Now Hildebolt, Ph.D., is professor of radiology at the School of Medicine and adjunct professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences.

Tina Grubbs receives the Dean’s Distinguished Service Award from Larry J. Shapiro, M.D., executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine.

Photo by David KilperDan Giammar, Ph.D., associate professor of energy, environmental and chemical engineering, and Nevin Peeples, a senior at St. Louis University High School, look at reactors used to study lead concentrations in drinking water. Giammar is mentoring Peeples, one of 83 high-school students participating in this year’s Students and Teachers as Research Scientists (STARS) program.

An up-to-date version of Washington University’s Danforth Campus Employee Handbook is available online at the WUSTL Human Resources Web site. This online version replaces the hard-copy version of the handbook from November 2002. To help make the most up-to-date information accessible to all Danforth Campus employees, the most current version of the handbook will be […]

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.