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The WUSTL community has enthusiastically adopted the program and almost 17,000 U-Passes have been issued since July 1.

One of only 10 NEH Summer Institutes for 2007, “Teaching Jazz” also has been designated part of “We the People,” an NEH initiative designed to explore significant events and themes in American history and culture.

Courtesy photoBruce LindseyBruce Lindsey, the Paul Rudolph Professor of Architecture at Auburn University in Auburn, Ala., has been named dean of the College of Architecture and Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design, both part of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis. The appointment — effective Nov. 10 — was announced today by Carmon Colangelo, dean of the Sam Fox School as well as the E. Desmond Lee Professor for Community Collaboration in the Arts.

The Sonic hedgehog, discovered by School of Medicine researchers, could benefit patients suffering from ischemic heart disease and myocardial infarctions.

An education program reduced bloodstream infections associated with central venous catheters in critical care patients by 21 percent, School of Medicine researchers found.

Three Danforth Campus lectures exploring “A Higher Sense of Purpose” will be simulcast in School of Medicine facilities.

University Police recently released the following crime alerts. 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. On September 22, a resident of an apartment building […]

Photo by Joe AngelesCarmon Colangelo, dean of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, was formally installed as the E. Desmond Lee Professor for Community Collaboration in the Arts Sept. 19.

Photo by Mary ButkusAs part of the second annual Olin Serves Day, about 60 students, alumni and spouses participated in community service projects.

Janina Brajtburg, Ph.D., research associate professor emeritus of infectious diseases, died Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006, of kidney failure in Philadelphia. She was 84. Brajtburg joined the Washington University faculty in 1968, when she and her family emigrated from Poland. She retired in 1993.