Newsroom Stories

A discussion on the need for interfaith cooperation, featuring Rabbi Steve Gutow and the Rev. Michael Kinnamon, PhD, was scheduled to take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom of Anheuser-Busch Hall at Washington University in St. Louis. This discussion has been canceled.

The Washington University Chamber Orchestra will present “Follow the Fugue,” a concert of fugues in a variety of forms and arrangements, at 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24, in Graham Chapel. The program will feature examples by Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Joseph Haydn, Felix Mendelssohn, Ludwig van Beethoven and Ernst Toch.

The Advisory Committee for the Diversity and Inclusion Grants has awarded eight grants to Washington University faculty and staff for initiatives that improve the university environment for women and members of underrepresented minority groups.

Undergraduate tuition at Washington University in St. Louis will be $40,950 for the 2011-12 academic year — a $1,550 (3.9 percent) increase over the 2010-11 current academic tuition of $39,400. The required student activity fee will total $410, and the student health fee will be no more than $632. Barbara A. Feiner, vice chancellor for finance, made the announcement. 

Robert L. Barrack, MD, the Charles F. and Joanne Knight Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, was appointed a member-at-large of the board of The Hip Society. In addition, he also was appointed to the board of The Knee Society and will serve as treasurer. The Hip Society and The Knee Society are limited by their […]

When the Senate convenes Jan. 25, it is expected to weigh a resolution to reform the filibuster rule and eliminate secret holds — protocols that many have blamed for encouraging congressional gridlock. Although the proposal is put forth by the Democratic majority in the Senate, it contains a series of relatively modest changes that should hold some appeal to the Senate’s Republiican minority, suggests congressional expert Steven S. Smith, PhD.

The Washington Post
 Giffords faces long road to help her brain rebuild itself after Tucson shooting
 01/21/2011 Scientists now realize that brain reorganization after injury is far more common and extensive than previously thought. They also know that neuroplasticity depends to a great degree on what the brain is forced to do in the critical […]

Shanti A. Parikh, PhD, associate professor of anthropology and of African and African-American studies, both in Arts & Sciences, reacts with great joy at being named co-recipient of the Rosa L. Parks Award during Washington University’s 24th annual celebration honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 17 in Graham Chapel.

The mission of Campus Life, as outlined in the Strategic Plan for Excellence in the Undergraduate Experience, is to “build and sustain an undergraduate experience of exceptional quality, where students, known by name and story, prepare themselves for lives of purpose and meaning.” At WUSTL, Campus Life is composed of three areas: Community Service Office, Danforth University Center & Event Management, and Student Involvement and Leadership.

Science News
 Tallying the caloric cost of an all-nighter
 01/19/2011 Researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder calculate that a full night of sleep helps the body conserve as much energy as is in a glass of warm milk. Recently, scientists had dismissed energy conservation as sleep’s most important mission. “Sure, there’s energy savings, […]