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Ronald Leax, the Halsey Cooley Ives Professor of Art, has been named dean of art, according to Carmon Colangelo, dean of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. Leax will lead the College of Art and the Graduate School of Art, succeeding Jeff Pike, the Jane Reuter Hitzeman and Herbert F. Hitzeman, Jr. Professor in Art.

School of Medicine researchers found heavy alcohol use at younger ages combined with greater alcohol use by women.

A School of Medicine infectious disease specialist sparked an international investigation and a recall of heparin, blamed for deaths and severe reactions worldwide.

Photo by David KilperHenry Biggs, Ph.D., is a Renaissance man whose passions include his family, travel, running and adventure. But even with his impressive resume, Biggs’ focus at WUSTL is something a bit more down-to-earth — undergraduate research.

Troy Paredes, J.D., professor of law, was nominated by President George W. Bush May 6 to serve as one of five commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Tumors have a unique vulnerability that can be exploited to make them more sensitive to heat and radiation.

Photo by David KilperChancellor Mark S. Wrighton will confer degrees at the 147th Commencement ceremony, which begins at 8:30 a.m. May 16 in Brookings Quadrangle. The 2,655 candidates will receive 2,790 degrees, of which 1,507 are undergraduate and 1,283 are graduate and professional.

Focus on the path to the goal. The journey is what matters most. That’s what student speaker Karan Chopra will say when he takes the podium at WUSTL’s 147th Commencement ceremony.

Besides Chris Matthews delivering the main Commencement address, more than a dozen distinguished individuals will speak at Commencement-related events for graduates and their friends and families.

Washington University in St. Louis has issued the following statement on the student-led protest that was held outside the chancellor’s residence on May 13 over the university’s selection of Phyllis Schlafly as an honorary degree recipient.