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Photo by Mary ButkusThe University’s two newest Rhodes Scholars — Bethany Ehlmann and Allison Gilmore — chat in Holmes Lounge.Allison Gilmore and Bethany Ehlmann bring the number of WUSTL students who have won the highly acclaimed award to 23 since 1902.

The Department of Music in Arts & Sciences will present its annual free singalong of George Frideric Handel’s oratorio Messiah at 3 p.m. Dec. 14 in Graham Chapel. John Stewart, director of vocal activities, will direct the program. The performance, which lasts about an hour, will include the Christmas portion of Messiah as well as […]

As part of the University’s Sesquicentennial celebration, Mark R. Rank, Ph.D., the Herbert S. Hadley Professor of Social Welfare in the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, is hosting a lecture series titled “Exploring the Impact of Economic Inequality Upon American Society.” The series kicked off Jan. 21 with a lecture by Ichiro Kawachi, […]

Considered one of the founders of modern psychiatric genetics, “Our institution and psychiatry in general are significantly diminished by his loss.”

“We are grateful to have the opportunity to establish a professorship in the School of Law to honor Bill Van Cleve,” Chancellor Wrighton said.

The Master of Liberal Arts (MLA) Saturday Lecture series, sponsored by the MLA Program of University College in Arts & Sciences, will feature four University experts addressing the concept of “Commemoration: Public Memories of the Past in the Present for the Future.” “In selecting the MLA series theme for this year, we drew inspiration from […]

When asked what he enjoys about his job, Renal Division Director Marc R. Hammerman, M.D., doesn’t hesitate. “The opportunity to be creative in a scientific sense and in an administrative sense,” he says. “Absolutely, that’s it.” Lynn Wesselmann, administrative assistant for the Renal Division, has worked with Hammerman for nearly a quarter of a century, […]

Photo by David KilperRobert Pless conducts a real-time demo of his video surveillance system at the Annual Review of the Center for Security Technologies Jan. 26.

Photo by Bob BostonAs the number of ethnic patients seeking plastic surgery continues to rise, understanding how to preserve ethnicity is critical.

She will oversee everything from financial to daily operations; she previously was director of operations for dining services.