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The Washington University-Fudan University EMBA Program is ranked as the 7th best international executive MBA program in the world and, for the second consecutive year, as the 1st program in mainland China, according to 2007 rankings released today by The Financial Times, one of the world’s leading business newspapers.

Diane Damiano has been elected president of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine. Damiano is research associate professor of neurology and adjunct associate professor of physical therapy at the School of Medicine. The American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine is a multidisciplinary scientific society devoted to the study of cerebral palsy and other childhood onset disabilities.

In its first performance in St. Louis, the American Indian Repertory Theatre (AIRT) will present “Weaving the Rain,” an award winning play by Dianne Yeahquo Reyner. The play is being hosted by Washington University’s Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies.

“An Impending Influenza Pandemic? What has been learned from 1918” is the focus of a St. Louis community forum from 7:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Nov. 9 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom, Anheuser-Busch Hall, Washington University in St. Louis.

Streaming video can make for a very authentic form of communication.While most businesses pay lip service to the importance of communication in managing change, few successfully do it. A business professor from Washington University in St. Louis says using the internet to stream short videos every week from the CEO is the first step toward smooth transitions.

Six WUSTL undergraduate students spent the past summer in the village of Andhra Pradesh, India, teaching English to high school students and conducting research projects. The trip, led by Glenn Stone, Ph.D., professor of anthropology and of environmental studies, both in Arts & Sciences, was the first for a WUSTL group. Stone has spent years […]

Tuesday, Oct. 23 • Public Interest Law and Policy Speakers Series — “The Military Readiness Enhancement Act: Replacing the Military’s Gay Ban with a Policy of Non-Discrimination” Thursday, Oct. 25 • History Colloquium — “Why Were the Templars Arrested in 1307?” • The Writing Program’s fall Reading Series — poet and author Susan Wheeler Thursday, Nov. 1 • Center for the Study of Ethics & Human Values Panel Discussion — “The Certain Uncertainties of Truth”

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Peter Humphrey, M.D., Ph.D., has been named the Ladenson Professor of Pathology in the Department of Pathology & Immunology. Larry Shapiro, M.D., executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, made the announcement. “Peter has a long history of service to the University and is a recognized leader in efforts […]

This summer, Frank C.P. Yin, M.D., Ph.D., the Stephen F. and Camilla T. Brauer Professor of Biomedical Engineering and chair of the biomedical engineering department, led nine biomedical engineering students through a two-week international experience in China. Students worked on research projects with faculty at two Chinese universities, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Sun Yat-Sen […]