Wrighton names advisory committee for engineering dean search
Jonathan Turner, the Henry Edwin Sever Professor of Engineering, has been named the committee’s chair.
McDonnell International Scholars Academy founded
Photo by Jennifer Weisbord/WUSTLChancellor Mark. S. Wrighton announces the formation of the McDonnell International Scholars Academy at a news conference Oct. 19 in New York.The Academy partners a major American university with top foreign universities and leading multinational corporations.
Introducing new faculty members
Brett Hyde, Ph.D.,
Zohar Nussinov, Ph.D.,
Mona Lena Krook, Ph.D. and
Frank Lovett, Ph.D.
Give Thanks Give Back campaign begins fifth year
The program supports a group called “100 Neediest Cases,” a joint project of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the United Way.
All that jazz
Photo by Kevin LowderThe annual Parents Weekend drew more than 1,200 families from all over the country to campus, where they enjoyed numerous activities.
Nobel laureate Arrow to discuss economics of malaria
Malaria, along with tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, is one of the three largest global killers of the world’s poorest people.
High-risk women wanted for breast cancer prevention study
A multinational study will evaluate a drug called exemestane’s effectiveness at preventing breast cancer development.
Andrew C. Mertha, Ph.D., assisstant professor of political science in Arts & Sciences
His new book is titled The Politics of Piracy: Intellectual Property in Contemporary China.
Of note
James L. Gibson, Ph.D.,
Bamin Khomami, Ph.D.,
Tiffany Knight, Ph.D.,
Jonathan B. Losos, Ph.D.,
and more…
American Writers at Home reception Oct. 27
The event is being held in conjunction with the exhibit of the same name, on view in Olin Library through late December.
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