‘Magneprint’ system licensed by WUSTL
It detects counterfeit credit cards by reading a unique magnetic “fingerprint” on the stripes of the cards and other objects that carry information.
Sports
Women runners win third straight title Make it three straight for the women’s cross country team. The Bears placed first for the third consecutive year Oct. 31 at the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships in Rochester, N.Y., while the men registered a second-place finish (60 points), just one point behind first-place University of Chicago. Senior […]
Min to discuss growing up during China’s Cultural Revolution
Anchee Min, whose novels and memoir bring to life the experience of coming of age in Communist China during the rule of Mao Zedong, will speak for the Washington University Assembly Series at 11 a.m. Nov. 10 in Graham Chapel. The lecture/performance is free and open to the public.
Red Cross aided by internship program
It gave students hands-on experience in a variety of humanitarian areas at the organization’s chapters across the country.
Judge to discuss book on Wiley Rutledge
John M. Ferren, senior judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, will discuss his new book, “Salt of the Earth, Conscience of the Court: The Story of Justice Wiley Rutledge,” 11 a.m. November 10 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom of Anheuser-Busch Hall. Ferren’s book, published by University of North Carolina Press, examines the life of Supreme Court Justice Wiley B. Rutledge, former faculty member and dean of the Washington University School of law.
Landscaping, environment help make campus safer
A program called Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design reaps major benefits when it comes to reducing the chance for crime.
Once again, time to give back; Give Thanks Give Back, that is
The University will again support the Give Thanks Give Back campaign this holiday season. Give Thanks Give Back aims to provide gifts and donations to area families in need by having individuals or departments adopt them. The Office of Student Activities began this support of the 100 Neediest Cases, sponsored by the United Way and […]
Speak out, be heard
Photo by Mary ButkusThe annual Report to Washington University Neighbors meeting gives community members to interact with University administrators.
PAD to present Caryl Churchill’s Cloud Nine
It’s a classic gender-bending satire of colonial and sexual conquest; performances will be Nov. 12-14 and 19-20 in the A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre.
Superhero visits Hilltop
Photo by Mary ButkusMore than 260 children attended Safe Trick-or-Treat Oct. 30, sponsored by Campus Y and the Congress of the South 40.
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