Khrushchev to lecture March 22
Sergei Khrushchev, a world-renowned speaker in international studies and son of the late Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, will present a talk titled “Cuban Missile Crisis: The Russian Perspective” at 4 p.m. March 22 in Graham Chapel. Khrushchev writes extensively about the history of the Cold War and the turning points in the relationship between the […]
World’s top scholars on modern human origins to gather here
The last of Arts & Sciences’ four-part “Conversations” series will be held from 10-11:30 a.m. March 26 in Graham Chapel.
McDonough to address ‘Ecology, Equity, Environment and Education’
It is a commonly held belief that commerce and ecology are diametrically opposite. One can be either pro-business or pro-environment, but not both. William McDonough has debunked this myth through a proven track record of practicing ecologically, socially and economically intelligent architecture and planning. He will be in Steinberg Auditorium at 2 p.m. March 30 […]
Sustainable management of rivers is focus of Earth Day forum April 22
“Dialogue for Development: Investing in Sustainable Communities” is the unifying theme of a two-day, community-wide symposium.
Iranian author Nafisi to speak for Assembly Series
As an antidote to being forced to cover themselves, being denied basic freedoms and living in fear of arrest, imprisonment and worse, they came together to read Nabokov, James, Fitzgerald and Austen. “They” were Azar Nafisi, an Iranian professor, and several of her brightest female students, who secretly met once a week to find solace […]
Baseball in Japan, U.S. focus of forum today
Top executives of the St. Louis Cardinals and Japan’s Orix BlueWave will discuss numerous issues facing the sport.
Stahl, Turner named faculty achievement award-winners
Photo by Mary ButkusPhilip D. Stahl and Jonathan S. Turner chat at the April 17 Chancellor’s Gala at the Knight Center.Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton made the announcement at the Chancellor’s Gala April 17; the awards will be conferred this fall.
Women’s track wins fifth straight UAA title
The women’s track and field team won its fifth straight University Athletic Association Outdoor Championship April 25 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. The Bears finished the meet with 204.50 points, well ahead of Emory University (181). The men took second place with 194 points, just shy of Emory’s 205. The women have won the […]
Health benefits open enrollment through May
Human resources has announced that during fiscal year 2005, there will be no reduction in health benefits for active employees.
Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program seeks candidates
All college campuses strive for diversity among students, faculty and staff. One of WUSTL’s programs aimed at promoting diversity among the faculty turned 6 years old this spring. The Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program was instituted in 1998 as part of an effort to increase the representation of minority scholars on the Hilltop Campus. The program […]
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