Newsroom Stories

WUSTL sports teams are enjoying an unprecedented string of success. The men’s and women’s soccer teams, the volleyball team and women’s cross country all are competing this weekend in NCAA Div. III postseason play and still have a shot at a national title. And the men’s and women’s basketball teams begin regular-season play this weekend as preseason No. 1 teams in NCAA Div. III.

David A. Peters, Ph.D., James S. Schilling, Ph.D., Washington University

Peter A. F. Morrin, M.D., who conducted some of the first successful dialysis treatments at the School of Medicine while a postdoctoral fellow, died Wednesday, Oct. 3. He was 75.

• Various lane closures are scheduled through Nov. 16.

Photo by Maury PepperThis team of researchers restored the Laboratory Instrument Computer (LINC) — recognized by the Institute of Electical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society as the world’s first interactive personal computer — for display at the 10th Vintage Computer Festival Nov. 3-4 in Mountain View, Calif.

Subtle markers in obese children’s hearts can help physicians predict who could be at risk for heart disease and heart attacks.

The Campus Store will hold its 10th annual Faculty/Staff Appreciation Event Nov. 28 and will offer a 30 percent discount to WUSTL faculty and staff members from 3-8 p.m.

The Danforth Campus’ Parking & Transportation Services, in cooperation with Residential Life, will offer transportation to and from the Danforth Campus and Lambert-St. Louis International Airport Nov. 20, 21 and 25 to all students, faculty and staff traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Associate professor of education and of psychology, both in Arts & Sciences, has written a book argueing collaboration is essential in helping us all harness the power of our own creative genius.

Photo by David KilperBarbara Feiner, teacher-turned-savvy businesswoman, keeps the University’s finances in order and its operations running smoothly.