Newsroom Stories

Observing that the current presidential campaign is becoming “hyper-racial,” a noted linguist and African American studies expert at Washington University in St. Louis suggests voters participate in a “linguistic thought experiment” to determine the extent that candidates are able to discuss race or gender on the campaign trail.

Photo by Robert BostonJeffrey Dicke, M.D., provides the highest level of care in even the most difficult clinical situations.

Lawrence “Larry” E. Poll, a utility zone mechanic in facilities, died Sunday, Feb. 17. He was 66.

Richard “Dick” Martin, former director of athletics and head football coach at WUSTL, passed away Saturday, March 8, at the University of Kansas Medical Center after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 75.

Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan, Pratim Biswas, Ph.D., and Henrika McCoy

D. Joseph Demis, Ph.D., M.D., associate professor of medicine and head of the Division of Dermatology from 1964-66, died Saturday, March 8, in New York.

Construction Update is published periodically and provides information about the progress of major building and renovation projects. Information is provided to the Record by Facilities Management.

A Toyota Prius WeCar is available through the car-sharing program at the School of Medicine students, faculty and staff.

The annual Thurtene Road Race, which raises both money for charity and awareness of the Thurtene Carnival in April, will be held at 8:30 a.m. March 30 on the Danforth Campus.

The Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences will present its third biennial “Young Choreographers Showcase“ March 28-30 in the Annelise Mertz Dance Studio. The concert will feature more than a dozen dancers in seven original works — ranging from ballet to modern, solos to large group works — by student choreographers in the PAD’s Dance Program