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Photo by Kevin LowderEach spring, the dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences recognizes outstanding teaching assistants with a $1,550 cash prize.

A government agency contracted with WUSTL in 1953 to cooperate with two universities in Seoul to develop programs in business administration.

Photo by Joe AngelesEliot Society President Robert L. Virgil, Ph.D., presents the *Search* Award to Murray L. Weidenbaum, Ph.D., April 26.He’s one of the country’s most acclaimed economists and a distinguished WUSTL professor for more than 40 years; the Search is the Eliot Society’s highest honor.

The awards honor faculty members with outstanding dedication to graduate students & commitment to excellence in graduate training.

He will serve as the chancellor’s liaison to the Gephardt Institute for Public Service and assist in the development of the University’s next strategic plan.

Those being honored at the 145th event May 19 are Aaron J. Ciechanover, Anna Crosslin, Steve Fossett, Henry Louis Gates Jr. and John F. McDonnell.

While students first took evening classes at the University in 1854, it wasn’t until 1931 that the night school became “University College.”

Photo by Joe AngelesApril 27 was the annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day; the University offered several programs for children ages 8-12.

She was named a “Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor” in 2002 and is now one of eight scientists to have their original grant funding renewed in 2006.

The following incidents were reported to University Police April 26-May 3. 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. April 28 12:24 p.m. — A […]