Collaboration, computers changing the nature of modern mathematical proofs, Krantz says
Steven Krantz says it’s becoming more difficult to verify proofs today and that the concept of the proof has undergone serious change over the past 30 years.
Architecture education reinforces importance of sustainable design
Topics for intensive workshops will range from building technologies and sustainable building design to landscape design and urban and regional planning.
Keeping perspective on employment-at-will
Most Americans don’t think about employment-at-will until they’re terminated from their jobs. During her work at the Employment Law Center (ELC), a nonprofit public interest group in San Francisco, Pauline Kim, J.D., professor of law, saw firsthand that people simply did not know about this legal rule. “Each week, the ELC held a drop-in and […]
Black Enterprise magazine head Graves to give MLK lecture
He joined the magazine in 1988 as the vice president of advertising and marketing and has worked to transform the company into a multimedia conglomerate.
Health & Wellness Center named after Habif family
Since the Habif Health & Wellness Center opened on the garden level of Forsyth House, all health and wellness services are located under one roof.
‘Benefits Plan for the Future’ unveiled by human resources
Objectives include addressing the rising costs of insurance, tuition assistance and retirement savings plans; and grandfathering all current benefits-eligible faculty and staff.
Procedure cures some diabetes – but not as previously reported
Three labs independently found no evidence that cells injected from the spleens of healthy mice had formed new insulin-producing beta cells in the diabetic mice.
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Annual American Indian Awareness Week, including powwow, April 3-8
The annual awareness week and powwow allow the University’s American Indian students to share their cultures with the rest of the campus and the St. Louis community.
Program to eliminate elephantiasis has early success
After five years of annual mass treatments with two drugs, researchers found that rates of filarial infection, which can lead to disfiguring and disabling elephantiasis, sharply declined in Egypt.
Campus Watch
The following incidents were reported to University Police March 22-28. 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. March 27 4 p.m. — A person […]
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