Opening night
Photo by David StradelThe Olin Young Leaders Association (OYLA) held its inaugural event, “Managing the Changing Face of Business,” Feb. 20 at the Knight Center. The event featured a panel discussion with three distinguished St. Louis businesspeople, including Jim O’Donnell, MBA ’74, president of Bush O’Donnell, pictured here talking with (clockwise) Andy Nichols, MBA ’08 and OYLA executive board president; Leslie Onkenhout, MBA ’09 and OYLA executive board member; and Dorothy Kittner, director of corporate relations for Olin.
Men’s basketball gets Wooster in opener
Go to BearSports The No. 7 men’s basketball team received an at-large bid to the 2008 NCAA Division III Championship. WUSTL will play No. 11 College of Wooster Friday, March 7, in its first-round game at Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill. This will be a rematch of the NCAA third-place game in 2007, in […]
Of note
Kate Achtien,
Maiko Kume,
Rachel Lee,
Christopher Stephenson,
and more…
Fryer, longtime professor of plastic surgery, 92
Minot P. Fryer, M.D., died Friday, Feb. 15, 2008, at Deaconess Hospice Care Center in Evansville, Ind. He was 92.
Volunteers needed to greet prospective students
The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is seeking staff volunteers to greet visiting high-school seniors at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport March 27 and April 10.
Breathing a little easier
Photo by Robert BostonMario Castro, M.D., finds joy in taking care of asthma patients because he can usually make them feel better and allow them to function at a much higher level.
Free vehicle inspections offered to spring break travelers
The Washington University Police Department and Parking Services, in partnership with Hartmann’s Towing, will sponsor a free vehicle inspection service to students, faculty and staff Saturday, March 1.
Therapies for anorexia nervosa to be evaluated
School of Medicine therapists and eating disorders specialists are joining investigators at a few sites around North America to evaluate anorexia nervosa treatments.
Gene linked to inherited ALS may also play role in common dementia
School of Medicine scientists have linked a genetic mutation to an inherited form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often called Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Human spatial cognition focus of PNP conference
Do the words we use to describe an object interact with and possibly shape our view of the world around us? That’s one of the questions explored in a special conference on the psychology and philosophy of human spatial cognition Saturday and Sunday, March 1-2. Free and open to the public, the “Perception, Language and […]
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