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Awards received by Victoria Fraser, Jay Piccirillo and Bradley Evanoff will help the division take a major step forward in educating & training clinical investigators.

He died Nov. 10 of prostate cancer; the survey contributed to a ban on testing nuclear weapons in the atmosphere.

ComptonPhysicist Arthur Holly Compton, Ph.D., Washington University’s first faculty member to receive a Nobel Prize (1927), is still getting recognition for his groundbreaking research more than 40 years after his death. The latest acknowledgment comes from the American Physical Society (APS), which has designated Washington University in St. Louis — where Compton did his Nobel Prize-winning research on X-rays — as a site of historical significance to physics. The APS Historic Sites Committee selected Washington University along with four other U.S. sites to be the first listed on the APS’ recently launched Register of Historic Sites. A ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. Dec. 12 in the Women’s Building Lounge, followed by three talks about Compton beginning at 2 p.m. in Crow Hall, Room 201.

Women’s cross country finishes third nationally The No. 3 women’s cross country team took third place at the NCAA Championship for the second straight season, matching its program-best finish from a year ago. The women were led by junior Beth Herndon and sophomore Tyler Mulkin, who each earned All-America honors. Washington U. totaled 132 points […]

They are among 376 people this year awarded the honor by AAAS because of their distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.

The rating, based on two broad areas of financial health, indicates the University is committed to fiscal responsibility & sound management practices.

People traveling by car for the holiday break can bring their vehicles to the parking lot on the west side of University Police Headquarters between noon-3 p.m.

Photo by Kevin LowderSeveral traditional Thanksgiving dinners were held on campus for University community members who couldn’t head home for the holiday.

Featured faculty presenters will be Keith Sawyer and Rebecca Lester; Larry May will deliver a keynote address on “The Moral Writer.”

Photo by Kevin LowderSome 55 delegates from 19 participating universities attended the 2nd National Conference on Graduate Student Leadership Nov. 18-20.