Newsroom Stories

The men’s and women’s basketball teams each earned a bid to the 2007 NCAA Tournament with victories against the University of Chicago Feb. 24 at the Field House. The tournament begins March 2, when the men’s team hosts the NCAA Regionals.

The University has added a link to its Web page for easy access to the latest information on the Interstate 64/Highway 40 construction project.

This spring’s free Saturday Science lecture series is offered at 10 a.m. the first four Saturdays in March in Room 201 of Crow Hall.

Cultural geographer Olaf Kuhlke will speak on competing representations of nationhood in post-Wall Germany for the Kemper Art Museum at 6:30 p.m. March 8 in Brown Hall Auditorium.

Violinist Silvian Iticovici, pianist Seth Carlin and violist Stephen Ewer will join with members of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra for a recital of works by Robert Schumann (1810-1856) and Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975).

The following are among the new faculty members at the University. Others will be introduced periodically in this space. Robert Walker, Ph.D., joins the Department of Political Science and the Program in Applied Statistics and Computation, both in Arts & Sciences, as assistant professor. He earned a doctorate in political science from the University of Rochester in 2005. His general research interests are political methodology, international relations and political economy. A peripheral research project examines the political economy of European football (American soccer) with a focus on industrial organization and the intertwined national and European regulation of sport. Ignacio Miguel Sanchez Prado, Ph.D., joins the Department of Romance Languages & Literatures in Arts & Sciences as assistant professor, with a joint appointment in international and area studies. He earned a master’s and a doctorate in Hispanic languages and literatures from the University of Pittsburgh. He earned a bachelor’s in literature from Universidad de las Américas-Puebla. Prado is the author of 14 articles on Latin American literature and cultural studies, all in referred journals. He also has published two books, in addition to being an accomplished translator and creative writer. Areas of research include Mexican literary, film and cultural studies, canon theory, world literature theory, Latinamericanist theory and criticism and Latin American film.

Losing excess weight, getting more exercise, eating a healthy diet and quitting smoking are four steps to take to reduce the risk of cancer.

Enrico Di Cera, M.D., has been named the Roy and Diana Vagelos Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics.

Photo by Mary ButkusAward-winning Somali novelist Nuruddin Farah speaks during a question-and-answer session Feb. 14 at the School of Law, as Karen L. Tokarz, J.D., LL.M., professor of law and executive director of the Clinical Education and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) programs, looks on.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Feb. 21-27. 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. Feb. 21 5:15 p.m. — A student reported her purple Trek mountain bike stolen from the Olin Library bike rack near the south main entrance. The front wheel of the bike was secured to the bike rack with a U-lock and was still present. The theft occurred between 3:30-7 p.m. Feb. 19. Feb. 22 10:45 a.m. — A complainant reported the theft of three generators and two refrigerators from the storage facility located in the west side of Mudd/Park Residenctial College. The theft occurred between Feb. 12-14. Feb. 23 2:49 p.m. — A pull station was activated in an Umrath Residence Hall hallway near Room 108. The fire department responded and found burnt popcorn in the trash can in the ground floor kitchenette. University Police also responded to three auto accidents and one report each of parking violation, suspicious person, written harassment and lost article.