Summer schedule
After this issue, the Record will phase into its monthly summer publication schedule. Look for our next issue in June.
Lion around
Photo by Joe Angeles
Forgotten Opportunity, an installation by School of Art senior Oliver O’Donnell, is part of the 19th annual University City Sculpture Series.
Sports
Baseball team heads to NCAA Tournament For the first time in 13 years, the baseball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament. No. 5 seed WUSTL (31-8) faced No. 2 seed Wartburg College (31-9) in the second game of the Central Region Championship on May 19, after Record presstime. The regional is hosted by Illinois […]
Staff picnic June 10
Come enjoy music, games, prizes and Ted Drewes at the School of Medicine’s Employee Appreciation Picnic.
Notables
There are no notables for this issue of the Record.
Hunt tackles chemistry & religion to find out ‘why?’
In addition to her unique double major, she won a volleyball national championship in her junior year and captained the team her senior season.
Gephardt to deliver Washington University’s Commencement address tomorrow morning
Richard A. Gephardt, who served as both majority and minority leader for Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, will deliver Washington University’s 144th Commencement address. The university will bestow degrees on some 2,500 undergraduate, graduate and professional students during the ceremony, which begins at 8:30 a.m. Friday, May 20, in Brookings Quadrangle.
Punk-rocker Clark balances beliefs with humor
“He often takes the unpopular view and stance, but he never backs down,” friend and classmate Whitney McGuire says.
Researchers seek overweight, elderly adults for study
Obese elderly people can improve physical function and lessen frailty by losing weight and exercising, according to a pilot study by researchers at the School of Medicine.
Pakrasi to head Energy Department ‘grand challenge’
“This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity,” says WUSTL’s Himadri B. Pakrasi, professor of biology in Arts & Sciences and leader the project.
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