Metro to hold informational meetings on I-64 closures
Metro St. Louis is conducting a series of public meetings and information sessions to assist transit patrons and motorists interested in Metro’s services during the I-64 construction project. There will be a meeting at WUSTL Oct. 3.
Drug resistance gene has spread from East Coast to Midwest
A resistance gene that allows bacteria to beat an important class of antibiotics has started to appear in microorganisms taken from Midwestern patients, according to researchers at the School of Medicine. Less than a decade ago, scientists first noticed the BlaKPC gene in bacteria taken from East Coast patients.
Early honored with portrait in Olin Library
A large turnout of admirers gathered for the unveiling of the portrait of Gerald Early in Holmes Lounge, Ridgley Hall. Early’s portrait now hangs in the John M. Olin Library in the Current Journals Reading Room.
Daniel P. Schuster, professor of medicine and of radiology, 57
Daniel P. Schuster, M.D., professor of medicine and of radiology, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007. He was 57.
Law school names Perry new assistant dean for adjunct faculty
Kent D. Syverud, J.D., dean of the School of Law and the Ethan A.H. Shepley University Professor, named Mary L. Perry, J.D., to the new position of assistant dean for adjunct faculty.
Helen M. Aff-Drum, 99
Helen M. Aff-Drum, associate professor emerita of clinical pediatrics and a clinical professor from 1938-2002, died Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007. She was 99.
Ervin Scholars
Photo by Kevin LowderErvin Scholar Paul Wright (Class of 1991) reflects on 20 years of the Ervin Scholars Program at a reception at the Renaissance Grand Hotel last weekend. The program was established in 1987 to help create a more diverse community on campus.
Women’s soccer remains undefeated
A successful weekend at the Loras College Classic in Dubuque, Iowa, left the Bears unbeaten and led to a milestone for coach Wendy Dillenger.
Casey L. Moulson, 36
Casey L. Moulson, research instructor in medicine, died suddenly Friday, Sept. 7, 2007. She was 36.
Energy and synergy
Photo by David KilperHimadri B. Pakrasi, Ph.D., has an impressive title, one that speaks volumes about who he is, what he has done and what he is doing. Pakrasi, the George William and Irene Koechig Freiberg Professor of Biology in Arts & Sciences, and professor of energy in the School of Engineering, has a title that transcends what have been boundaries at Washington University.
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