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An international group of researchers, led by Fiona Marshall, Ph.D., professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences, has found evidence for the earliest transport use of the donkey and the early phases of donkey domestication, suggesting the process of domestication may have been slower and less linear than previously thought.

At recent Board of Trustees meetings, faculty members were promoted with tenure, appointed with tenure or granted tenure effective July 1, 2008.

The court ballet “La Naissance de la Paix” (“The Birth of Peace”) has been translated to English for the first time in a book by Richard A. Watson, Ph.D., professor emeritus of philosophy in Arts & Sciences. Along with providing the translation, the book, “Descartes’s Ballet: His Doctrine of the Will and His Political Philosophy,” demonstrates that the ballet, commissioned by Queen Christina of Sweden in 1650 and long attributed to French philosopher Rene Descartes, was almost certainly not written by him.

As part of Washington University’s initiative to enhance campus sustainability, Resource Management has partnered with WUSTL’s office products contractor, Corporate Express, to encourage the University’s use of “green,” environmentally friendly products. WUSTL has asked Corporate Express to automatically substitute the equivalent green, environmentally friendly item when certain items, such as paper, are requisitioned or ordered. […]

Washington University’s Eliot Trio will perform a pair of piano trios by Edouard Lalo and Franz Schubert at April 10 in the 560 Music Center’s E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall. Dedicated to performing masterworks of the piano trio literature, the group consists of Seth Carlin, professor of music and director of the piano program in the Department of Music; violinist David Halen, concertmaster for the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; and cellist Bjorn Ranheim, also with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra.

Photo by David KilperEngineering students (from left) Alisa Ma, Eriane (E.J.) Adams, Sherrie Fowler (standing), Josh Kuperman and team captain Jonathan Bingham work on the model they built in the WUSTL earthquake engineering lab prior to competing at a seismic design competition in New Orleans.

The following incidents were reported to University Police April 2-8. 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. April 4 12:12 p.m. — A cell […]

Glen Bowersock, D.Phil., an internationally respected historian on Greek, Roman and Near Eastern history and culture, will give the Biggs Lecture in the Classics for the Assembly Series. The talk, “Globalization in Late Antiquity,” is scheduled for 4 p.m. April 10 in Steinberg Hall Auditorium. Bowersock is professor emeritus of ancient history at the Institute […]

From traditional foods to informative presentations and lively entertainment, students in the George Warren Brown School of Social Work — home to a diverse student body with international students from more than 30 countries — will offer a taste of their homelands during the 14th annual International Festival April 10 and 13. The theme of […]

Nineteen WUSTL schools, academic areas and departments at the graduate and professional levels currently hold top 10 rankings in U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of graduate and professional programs, which were released Friday, March 28.