Newsroom Stories

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 […]

Photo by David KilperHebrew literature scholar Nancy Berg focuses on writers who observe society from its periphery

Photo by David KilperAcclaimed conductor Leonard Slatkin — music director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C., and conductor laureate of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra — will return to St. Louis as guest conductor for WUSTL’s “Piano Extravaganza” at 7 p.m. Oct. 28. Presented by the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences, “Piano Extravaganza” will mark the formal opening of the University’s newly renovated 560 Music Center, located at 560 Trinity Ave. in University City.

WUSTL’s efforts to create a more sustainable campus were recognized earlier this month when the University was named one of 15 new “Blue Skyways Partners” by the Blue Skyways Collaborative, a collection of public and private entities working to reduce diesel and energy-related air emissions in the central United States.

Due to a change in production scheduling, the Assembly Series program featuring actor Kal Penn Oct. 25 has been cancelled. There are no immediate plans to reschedule. For further updates visit assemblyseries.wustl.edu or call 935-5285.

Campus Sustainability Week begins at the Gargoyle at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, with a webinar titled “Building a Durable Future: Community, the Campus, and Deep Economy.” The event, produced by the Society for College and University Planning, will be presented by the Committee on Environmental Quality and is open to all WUSTL students, faculty and staff.

Rhythms for Rebuilding, WUSTL’s largest benefit concert, spotlinghting the entire a cappella community, will he held at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25 in Graham Chapel. The event, sponsored by the Alliance of Students Against Poverty and the WUSTL a cappella community, will raise money for causes related to hunger and poverty. Proceeds will benefit Centenary Cares, […]

The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District will hold a special session at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 25 in the School of Law’s Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom in Anheuser-Busch Hall. The public is invited to hear cases involving the breach of a contract in the construction of a parking lot, a wrongful death case and the […]

Social activist and Black Entertainment Television commentator Jeff Johnson will present the annual Black Arts & Sciences Festival lecture at 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 31 in Graham Chapel. His talk, sponsored by the University’s Assembly Series and the Association of Black Students, will suggest strategies for developing effective organizations for future leaders: “BECOME Activists: Building Effective Campus Organizations and Maintaining Excellence.”