Graduates, welcome to ‘the happiest day of the year’
Edward S. Macias, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs, offers graduates some thoughts on the meaning of commencement. He steps down as provost at the end of this academic year.
Q&A with Jim Burmeister
Jim Burmeister has been the director of Commencement for more than 40 years. On the eve of his retirement, he talks about logistics, tradition and Washington University culture.
Washington People: Catherine Appleton
Catherine “Kate” Appleton, MD, discusses her work as a breast cancer radiologist and how her patients, family and mentors have influenced her career.
I-CARES announces 2013 funded research projects
The International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy
and Sustainability (I-CARES) has announced the award winners for its
2013 Call for Proposals. This year, special emphasis was placed on projects related to
climate change.
Sant named co-director of IP/Nonprofit Law Clinic
Geetha Sant, JD, soon will become co-director of Washington University School of Law’s Intellectual Property & Nonprofit Organizations Law Clinic. She will begin her duties July 1, succeeding Peter H. Ruger, JD, who is retiring.
OT student receives leadership award
Erin Sanborn, a doctoral student in the School of Medicine’s Program in Occupational Therapy, is the recipient of the 2013 Women in Science Rosalind Kornfeld Leadership Award given by the Academic Women’s Network at the university.
Obituary: William H. Daughaday, former director of metabolism, 95
William H. Daughaday, MD, a leading diabetes researcher, world authority on growth hormone, and the former director of the metabolism division at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died after a long illness Friday, May 3, 2013, in Milwaukee. He was 95.
Obituary: Burton E. Sobel, MD, former director of Cardiovascular Division, 75
Burton E. Sobel, MD, internationally known leader in cardiovascular medicine, prolific scientist and former longtime director of the Cardiovascular Division at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died Friday, May 3, 2013, at his home in Vermont, after a long illness. He was 75.
Celebrate Art Museum Day May 18
Has a painting or drawing ever stopped you in your tracks? Have you ever circled a sculpture, collating angles and comparing views? Have you ever been challenged, or simply amused, by an installation or performance? If so, you’re not alone. On May 18, the Kemper Art Museum and more than 100 other institutions across North America will celebrate Art Museum Day.
Washington University Day at Circus Flora
The Washington University in St. Louis Alumni Association is hosting “Washington University Day at Circus Flora” at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 8. Join WUSTL faculty, staff, alumni, family and friends as Circus Flora presents “A Trip to the Moon” in the big-top tent in Grand Center (in a parking lot adjacent to Powell Hall).
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