Obituary: Ira Gall, professor emeritus of clinical obstetrics and gynecology, 84
Ira C. Gall, MD, professor emeritus of clinical obstetrics and gynecology and a strong supporter of Washington University School of Medicine, died Friday, March 29, 2013, from complications of pancreatic cancer.
Art and Tweed bike ride Saturday
Experience art and history dressed in your finest knickers and caps for a St. Louis Art and Tweed Ride. Bike enthusiasts will begin their journey at the Kemper Art Museum to enjoy croissants and view the exhibit Georges Braque and the Cubist Still Life, 1928-1945, then continue on to the Saint Louis Art Museum and other sites, before returning to the Kemper.
Obituary: Marilyn Krukowski, professor emerita of biology, 80
Marilyn Krukowski, PhD, professor emerita of biology, died Sunday, April 7, 2013, in St. Louis from complications
of multiple sclerosis. She was 80. Krukowski taught vertebrate structure (anatomy) in the Department of Biology for more than 30 years. Her students raved about
the quality of her teaching and often cited the course as the best they ever had taken at Washington University.
Free bike tune-ups today, tomorrow
Mechanics from Big Shark Bicycles will provide free bike tune-ups for students, faculty and staff today on the Medical Campus and tomorrow on the Danforth Campus. The tune-ups are part of Car-free Month at WUSTL.
The real gladiators: Kathleen Coleman discusses Christians in the Roman arena for Assembly Series
We all know the story of the Roman gladiator, right? Not the whole story, says Harvard classicist and advisor to the 2000 blockbuster film, “Gladiator.” Kathleen Coleman will explain this fascinating and complex culture for the annual Biggs Lecture in the Classics: “Christians in the Roman Arena,” April 9.
Free HIV testing available
The Washington University Infectious Diseases Clinic offers free, confidential HIV testing to anyone interested.
Swim teams host swimming lessons in April
The WUSTL men’s and women’s swimming teams are set to host their annual swim lessons on Tuesday and Thursday evenings beginning Tuesday, April 9, at the Millstone Pool. The deadline to sign up for lessons is Monday, April 8.
Sussman to outline critical role of culture in understanding society
“The anthropological concept of culture is extremely important and often misunderstood because many of the things that are assumed to be biologically determined, like criminality or homosexuality or IQ, are really behaviorally and societally defined,” says WUSTL physical anthropologist Robert W. Sussman, and it forms the basis for his Phi Beta Kappa/Sigma Xi Lecture, “The Importance of the Concept of Culture
to Science and Society,” the next Assembly Series program held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 9.
Trustees grant faculty promotions, tenure
At recent Board of Trustees meetings, many faculty members were appointed with tenure, promoted with tenure or granted tenure. Read more to see who they are.
Whittemore House to reopen for breakfast and lunch April 8
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Washington University’s faculty and staff conference
center, Whittemore House, will reopen on April 8 following a three-month
closure for major renovations and refurbishing. Also, beginning with the
reopening, a new breakfast service will be offered Monday – Friday from 7 to 10
a.m.
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