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The Environmental Initiative was launched to explore the role that research universities can play in addressing environmental issues.

The Office of Human Resources is offering the opportunity to “Chat With the Chancellor” as part of the Brown Bag Seminar series. Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton will speak on several issues of importance to all members of the University community, and he will also take questions from the audience. The event will be from 12:10-12:50 […]

Photo by Bob BostonThe new Diversity and Career Development Collection at the Bernard Becker Medical Library is sponsored by the Academic Women’s Network.

Poet and essayist J.D. McClatchy will read from his work at 8 p.m. Feb. 19 for The Writing Program Reading Series. The talk — sponsored by The Writing Program and the Department of English, both in Arts & Sciences — will take place in Hurst Lounge, Duncker Hall, Room 201. McClatchy has authored five poetry […]

The next Environmental Initiative Colloquium will explore “Plant Sciences: The Environment and Sustainability.” From 2-5 p.m. Feb. 26 in Room 300 of the Arts & Sciences Laboratory Science Building, four eminent scientists will discuss phytoremidiation, the inorganic carbon cycle, carbon sesquestration, the impact of genetically modified crops on the environment and the issue of sustainability. […]

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is seeking staff volunteers to greet visiting high-school seniors at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport on March 25 and April 15. The two days mark the beginning of the University’s annual scholarship competition weekend and the multicultural “Celebrations” weekend for students admitted to next fall’s freshman class. Last year, approximately 60 […]

A team led by School of Medicine researchers has received a four-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

They might not look much now, but three MetroLink stations adjacent to the University will soon start taking form.

“For universities, the question is, ‘How can we look to the future and take a lead role in terms of planning, facilities and operations?'” organizer Peter MacKeith says.

The softball team won its second University Athletic Association title in school history by posting a perfect 8-0 record at the UAA Championships in Altamonte Springs, Fla. The Bears (12-0, 8-0 UAA) returned from their spring break trip with the best start in school history. The pitching was nearly perfect in the UAA Championships as […]