Newsroom Stories

The School of Medicine and BJC HealthCare are going wireless to allow users to connect to either network without plugging in.

Photo by Kevin LowderJunior Audrey Ye helps a child build a gingerbread house Dec. 2 during the WUSTL chapter of Habitat for Humanity holiday party at Mudd House.

The Teaching Center, in collaboration with faculty in the Departments of Education and History, both in Arts & Sciences, and Geospatial Information Systems (GIS), has received an educational grant from Hewlett-Packard (HP) that will provide 40 tablet PCs to assist WUSTL instructors in teaching. The grant supports the expansion into the humanities and social sciences […]

James E. McLeod, vice chancellor for students and dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, congratulates Vanessa L. Brown at a Dec. 2 reception in the Mallinckrodt Student Center following the December Degree Candidate Recognition Ceremony in Graham Chapel. She is among 740 students who are December degree candidates.

Stephen H. Petersen has been appointed assistant vice chancellor for alumni relations in Alumni & Development Programs.

Photo by David KilperJohn S. Rigden, Ph.D., adjunct professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, reviews the recently hung Eads Hall display recognizing physicist Arthur Holly Compton, Ph.D., the University’s first faculty member to receive a Nobel Prize (1927), and his groundbreaking research.

Student Health Services, in conjunction with Parking and Transportation Services, has announced the introduction of a new printable temporary parking pass available online for students to use during their visits. The health center also is offering a new program that provides for secure e-mailing between students and health providers they have seen.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Nov. 28 – Dec. 4. 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. Nov 28 5:19 p.m. […]

In celebration of The Black Rep’s 31st season, Washington University’s Diversity Initiative is giving away 31 season PassPorts to University faculty and staff. Each season PassPort consists of five ticket vouchers redeemable at any time during the 2008 season. The drawing, which for the second consecutive year is sponsored by Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and […]

The Bear Necessities store in Wohl Student Center will be holding its annual sidewalk sale Dec. 11-12. WUSTL insignia merchandise will be half-off the lowest markdown price. The sale will run from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Dec. 11 and from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 12. Bear Necessities is operated by The Women’s Society of Washington University. […]