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More than a dozen distinguished individuals will speak at Commencement-related events for graduates and their friends and families.

The double major in physics and American Culture Studies also was a cellist in the Washington University Symphony Orchestra and several chamber orchestras.

Business & research leaders will convene at the Medical Campus May 30-31 to discuss developing new enterprises in Missouri based on research discoveries.

The Boston native graduated with an undergraduate degree from Stanford University and spent three years in strategy consulting in California.

Read profiles of some of the University’s most interesting graduates.

Photo by Robert BostonMedical Education Day featured student poster presentations and faculty members receiving Samuel R. Goldstein Leadership Awards in Medical Student Education.

It hasn’t taken long for Mahendra Gupta, Ph.D., to get acclimated to his new role at the Olin School of Business. One year into his term as dean, he is usually seen in a dapper suit and tie, a huge smile emerging from beneath his mustache as he greets people by name. All in all, […]

Abnormal folding patterns of the cerebral cortex in Williams Syndrome are displayed on a lateral view (left) and midline view (right) of a ‘surface-based’ atlas.A computerized atlas has brought unprecedented sensitivity to the search for brain structure changes in a genetic condition known as Williams syndrome, revealing 33 abnormalities in the folding of the brain’s surface. The disorder, which occurs in 1 in every 20,000 births, impairs visual and spatial skills but preserves musical ability and sociability.

What challenges does globalization present for industrialized economies, such as the United States and the European Union? How will fluctuations in dollar and euro exchange rates affect economic growth, inflation and interest rates? Will globalization influence the role of the dollar and the euro in international financial systems? These are a few of the questions to be explored May 25 as high-ranking international finance policymakers from the European Union and the United States join scholars for a conference on “The Euro and the Dollar in a Globalized Economy” at Washington University in St. Louis.

Washington University will bestow degrees on more than 2,630 undergraduate, graduate and professional students during its 145th Commencement at 8:30 a.m. Friday, May 19, in Brookings Quadrangle. The university also will bestow honorary degrees on five individuals. Sir John Major, former prime minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and a leading authority on the changing global landscape, will deliver the 2006 Commencement address. His talk is titled “The Changing World.”