Elgin receives Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

Courtesy PhotoSarah C.R. Elgin receives a 2004 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Dec. 1.”No faculty member could better represent Washington University as recipient of this award,” says Executive Vice Chancellor Edward S. Macias.

Obituary: Vandiver, 79

He was a former professor of history in Arts & Sciences, a military historian and finalist for the National Book Award.

Sports

Women’s track & field wins Rose-Hulman Quad The women’s track and field team opened the 2005 season Jan. 22 by winning the Rose-Hulman Quad in Terre Haute, Ind. The team registered 128 points, just ahead of host Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. The WUSTL men placed third with 107 points, while Rose-Hulman won the meet with […]

Anti-seizure drugs might slow aging

When exposed to drugs used to treat epilepsy in humans, roundworms lived longer and retained youthful functions longer than normal.More medical news

Social work lecture series to address pressing issues

The George Warren Brown School of Social Work’s spring lecture series addresses a broad spectrum of issues from elder care to the future of social policy. The series will kick off Feb. 7 with a lecture by Melvin Oliver, Ph.D., titled “Can We Preserve the Progressive Soul of Asset-Based Social Policy?” Oliver is a professor of sociology and dean of social sciences in the College of Letters and Sciences at the University of California, Santa Barbara. All lectures will be held at noon in Brown Hall, Room 124.
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