Super Bowl XL ads scrutinized for content and efficacy
No ad goes unnoticed: MBA students at the Olin School of Business evaluate Super Bowl XL commercials starting at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, with pre-game lectures by local advertising professionals.
Intellectual West to address ‘Democracy Matters’
Cornel West, one of America’s most prominent public intellectuals, will give a talk called “Democracy Matters” for the Assembly Series at 4 p.m. Feb. 2 in Graham Chapel. West is the Class of 1943 University Professor of Religion at Princeton University, but he is also well-known for his many contributions to pop culture. He played […]
Mars team members honor Chinese New Year
It’s common for NASA to name features on planets and stars in constellations for characters in Greek mythology, or in honor of esteemed NASA colleagues.
Coontz to tackle the modern concept of marriage
She has argued that the institution of marriage has always been dynamic, shifting to fulfill economic needs in societies or kin groups.
Annual bone marrow drive Jan. 30-Feb. 1
More than 3,000 people in the United States, including 30 in the St. Louis area, need a bone marrow transplant for a chance at a healthy life.
Haughey named Kimbrough Chair in Maxillofacial Surgery and Prosthodontics
Photo by Beaven PhotographyLarry J. Shapiro and Richard A. Chole install Bruce H. Haughey, M.D., as the first Dr. Joseph B. Kimbrough chair.The director of the Division of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and professor of otolaryngology, Haughey has been with the School of Medicine since 1988.
Longer Life Foundation grants awards to researchers
They will investigate several aspects of healthy aging as well as the mental health of breast cancer patients and aspects of behavior in obese children.
Telephone smoker counseling focus of grant
The “Call-2-Quit” project will compare two approaches to smoking cessation telephone counseling, differing in counseling style and in the range of topics covered.
Graduate students from all disciplines to display creative works in exhibition
An exhibit titled Offcourse, featuring works from more than 65 WUSTL graduate students, will be at Baseline Gallery from Jan. 28-Feb. 4.
A circuitous route to department chair
Richard J. Smith’s path to becoming chair of the Department of Anthropology in Arts & Sciences wasn’t a conventional one. But that suits Smith just fine. His job isn’t necessarily conventional, either. “My work is unusual for a physical anthropologist,” says Smith, Ph.D., the Ralph E. Morrow Distinguished University Professor. “I basically do not go […]
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