Despite vaccine shortage, flu bug can be hindered
Alan I. Glass, M.D., is encouraging those unable to get vaccinated to help reduce spread of the flu through other measures.
Blue Cross executive Serota kicks off lecture series
He said the most important health-care issues are cost-related, and the industry is pressured by a growing aging demographic and increased regulation.
Day after Thanksgiving now a medical school holiday
The change will bring the School of Medicine holiday schedule in synchrony with the rest of the University.
World’s Fair ‘aeronautic concourse’ honored
The University will hold a ceremony at 4 p.m. Nov. 12 on the south-facing wall of McMillan Hall, commemorating the field west of Olin Library.
A fresh look
Photo by Kevin LowderStudents paint the Association of Black Students’ lounge in the Women’s Building as part of the Black Arts and Sciences Festival Oct. 25-31.
‘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.
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