A political mind
Steven S. Smith, Ph.D., one of the nation’s premier congressional scholars, got his foot in the door of the U.S. Senate by holding it open — literally. Smith, the Kate M. Gregg Professor of Social Sciences in Arts & Sciences, got his first taste of the Senate in the early 1970s while working as a […]
Sharing knowledge
Photo by Robert BostonFaculty, staff and students enjoy the “Managing Knowledge in the Digital Domain” symposium sponsored by the Bernard Becker Medical Library.
Religion scholar Huston Smith to speak May 3
He taught philosophy in Arts & Sciences at WUSTL from 1947-1958; he is perhaps best-known for the book The World’s Religions.
Sports
Track & field teams are UAA champions The men’s and women’s track and field teams swept the UAA Outdoor Championships at Francis Field April 23-24. With the two league championships, the University broke the UAA record for most overall conference titles during a single athletic year with 11; WUSTL also held the old record, nine, […]
Women’s Society hands out annual awards
Shahrouz Yousefi received the Elizabeth Gray Danforth Scholarship; Laura Seger & Teresa Sullivan won leadership awards.
Antibody cures West Nile virus in mice
Scientists found that single doses of the antibodies given soon after infection could boost survival rates to 90 percent or higher.
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Student Worker Alliance sit-in comes to an end
After nearly three weeks of protesting, approximately 14 students called off their occupation of South Brookings Hall & Brookings Quadrangle.
Flying chainsaws! ‘The Passing Zone’ extreme jugglers at Edison May 6-7
Owen Morse & Jon Wee will bring their trademark mix of sidesplitting comedy & gut-wrenching suspense to the OVATIONS! Series.
Livin’ the magic
Photo by Mary ButkusMore than 100,000 people attended the annual Thurtene Carnival April 16-17 in the Athletic Complex parking lot.
It’s a beautiful day
Photo by Kevin LowderThe School of Social Work held its annual International Festival April 22 in Brown Hall; the theme was “Crossroads: Celebrating One World.”
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