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The Community Service Program is seeking nominations for the second annual Sesquicentennial Ethic of Service Award. The award recognizes a select group of University community members, past or present, who: reside in the St. Louis area and have inspired compassion in others; have dedicated themselves to community involvement; or are passionate about a social, cultural […]

Disasters have a way of bringing countries together, and that’s readily apparent with the relief effort under way to help those in Asia affected by the offshore earthquake and resulting tsunami. In a University-wide announcement, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton wrote: “The international response has been swift and positive, and a number of countries have stepped […]

Forty-five students and several administrators will meet Jan. 22-23 to discuss issues facing the University community and to develop an action plan for making meaningful change on campus. The seminar, titled “Redefining Community Experience,” is sponsored by the Office of Student Activities and was planned in conjunction with a student steering committee. Organizers hope the […]

In a secretarial job in Washington, D.C., was where she met where she met her future husband, Thomas H. Eliot.

In August 1991 — on the same day that an attempted coup by communist hardliners ushered the collapse of the Soviet Union — Dmitriy Yablonskiy, Ph.D., took the biggest gamble of his life. He put himself and his family on a plane to America from Kharkov, their home in the Soviet Socialist Republic of Ukraine. […]

He was an assistant professor of clinical surgery from 1952-1974.

Inside Out Loud: Visualizing Women’s Health in Contemporary Art is the first major museum-level exhibition dedicated to the topic.

It recognizes Ross’ continuing efforts to exemplify King’s ideals and commitments through the field of medicine across the globe and in Missouri.

The River North Chicago Dance Company, the eclectic, 13-member ensemble known for packing concerts with short, engaging works by contemporary choreographers, will return to Edison Theatre for a trio of performances Jan. 21-23. Shows — sponsored by Dance St. Louis and the Edison Theatre OVATIONS! Series — will begin at 8 p.m. Jan. 21-22 and […]

“This gift is further testament to Chuck and Joanne’s exceptional commitment and service to the St. Louis community and beyond,” Chancellor Wrighton says.