Newsroom Stories

Matthew Malten’s appointment marks the first time that Washington University has given a person the responsibility for campus sustainability.

Patricia Olynyk has been named director of the Graduate School of Art, part of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. Olynyk is an internationally known artist whose prints and installations frequently employ microscopy and biomedical imaging technologies to explore the intersections between art and the life sciences.

From 8-10 p.m. July 12, saxophonist Willie Akins and the Miles Vandiver Quartet will launch Jazz at Holmes Summer Nights, a five-week series of free jazz concerts on Thursdays.

The following incidents were reported to University Police June 14-July 11. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. June 28 8:36 a.m. — The director of custodial services reported an unknown person(s) accessed a locked closet in Urbauer Hall, Room 209, and emptied a container of 341 sealant and refilled the container with water. This occurred sometime between 6 a.m.-10 p.m. June 26. There were no signs of forced entry. The container of sealant was valued at $100. 10:18 p.m. — A person reported his bike was stolen from the Monsanto Archway bike rack. The bicycle had been secured with a cable lock that was also missing. The incident occurred between 8:15 a.m.-8:30 p.m. today. July 6 2:37 p.m. — A graduate student reported the theft of a silver Canon digital video camera. The theft occurred sometime between noon July 2 and 9 a.m. July 6. The camera was kept inside a canvas bag in an unlocked cabinet in Whitaker Hall, Rom 350. The camera is valued at around $390. July 7 1:22 p.m. — Between 4:30 p.m. July 6 and 6 a.m. July 7, an unknown person(s) broke into the trailers owned by Aschinger Electric Co. and Bell Electrical Contractors at the University Center construction site. Initial inventory shows that copper and wiring was taken. University Police also responded to nine larcenies, four auto accidents, two parking violations, two chemical spills and one report each of suspicious person, burglary, institutional vandalism, assault, property damage, judicial violation, drug offense and disturbance.

Peter Elsbeck, Cristina Greavu and Eric Rang, all graduate students in architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, won an international competition to create a sculptural façade for El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe in New Mexico.

Head coach Leticia Pineda-Boutté — along with her staff — guided the Bears to a 35-7 overall record in 2007, the third-most wins in school history.

Carlene Nicholson Juncker, instructor in the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences from 1973-1981 and a 1959 alumna, died of cancer Sunday, May 13, 2007.

Albert Roos, M.D., professor emeritus of anesthesiology and of cell biology and physiology, died Tuesday, June 5, 2007. He was 92.

University earth and planetary scientists are paving the way for a smooth Mars landing for the Phoenix mission — scheduled to launch in August — by making sure the set-down literally is not a rocky one.

Jeanette Lyles Caliguri, a licensed practical nurse at the School of Medicine from 1971-73, died Monday, June 18, 2007, at Des Peres Hospital. She was 75.