Newsroom Stories

The lectures take place at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 5, Feb. 19 and April 2 in Hurst Lounge in Duncker Hall and are free and open to the public.

Those who wish to enroll in programs or courses must establish eligibility for tuition benefits through the Danforth Campus Benefits Office

Lihong Wang, Ph.D., became the first Gene K. Beare Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering in a Nov. 29 ceremony.

Photo by Joe AngelesThe University’s Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2006 now boasts a 10th member: Director of Athletics John Schael (at lectern). Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton made the surprise announcement near the end of the induction ceremony for nine former student-athletes Jan. 26 in the Charles F. Knight Executive Education Center.

Social work students launch Grounds for Change, a new gathering place that promotes ecological and green living and fosters dialogue between students, faculty and staff.

Lectures are from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. every Saturday in February in McDonnell Hall, Goldfarb Auditorium.

School of Medicine researchers receive nearly $15 million to study how genes, viruses and cigarettes contribute to chronic lung diseases such as emphysema.

The program allows individuals to organize, store and retrieve personal health information for themselves and their family members using a secure Web-based program.

WIlliam H. Danforth and James E. McLeod received the honor for a lifetime of service to the community, efforts that have had impact far beyond the immediate circumstance and service without striving for personal gain.

Harvard physicist Lisa Randall explains how our visible world of four dimensions could be embedded in a higher-dimensional universe at the Assembly Series at 11 a.m. on Feb. 7 in Graham Chapel.