McDonnell gift supports Pake Professorship awarded to Buhro

The George E. Pake Professorship, established by the JSM Charitable Trust and John F. McDonnell to honor one of the University’s most influential leaders, was bestowed upon William E. Buhro, Ph.D., professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences.

Former Arkansas governor Huckabee to speak

Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee, whose latest book outlines his distinct views and values, will give the College Republicans address for the Assembly Series at 11 a.m. April 4 in Graham Chapel.

Of note

Ramesh K Agarwal, Ph.D., the William Palm Professor of Engineering, has been awarded the Gold Award by the Royal Aeronautical Society. The presentation will be made July 11 at the Sopwith Lecture in London. This is the highest specialists’ award in aerodynamics given by the Royal Aeronautical Society and was awarded to Agarwal for his work in computational fluid dynamics, which has led to significant advances in aircraft performance. In November, Agarwal received the prestigious Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for outstanding achievements during a period of 20 years. In the past two years, he has given talks in Russia, China, Italy, Korea, India and New Zealand.

Explore the Mercury mission in McDonnell Lecture

Sean C. Solomon, Ph.D., director of the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism at the Carnegie Institution of Washington, will deliver the 2007 McDonnell Lecture at 7:30 p.m. March 30 in the Jerzewiak Family Auditorium of the Arts & Sciences Laboratory Science Building.

Match game

Photo by Robert BostonThe University’s fourth-year medical students learned March 15 where they will do their residencies.

Sense of purpose drives students on spring break

Sitting on a beach during spring break might be easier than helping to build a home or assisting with hurricane relief, but hundreds of University students chose the latter option anyway, saying it provided them with a deeper sense of purpose.
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