Bringing nanotech to middle school
Students from Brittany Woods Middle School in the University City School District and Hixson Middle School in the Webster Groves School District came to WUSTL Jan. 29 to participate in the “Investigating Nanotechnology” program.
Sandra Fluke kicks off spring lecture series
Attorney and women’s rights activist Sandra Fluke, who last February testified before the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee on the need to provide access to contraception, will kick off the spring lecture series sponsored by the Danforth Center on Religion & Politics at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 12, in Simon Hall’s May Auditorium.
Faculty scholars in community-based teaching and learning announced by Gephardt Institute
The Gephardt Institute for Public Service at WUSTL has announced faculty scholars receiving Innovation Grants for Community-Based Teaching and Learning. The grants provide faculty members with financial support for curriculum development and implementation.
Service award nominations sought by Feb. 28
If you have a coworker in the School of Medicine who deserves recognition for what he or she does, consider nominating that person for this year’s Dean’s Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor awarded to a medical school staff member.
New shuttle service to DeBaliviere area
Beginning Monday, Feb. 4, there will be a new WUSM ride-home service, offering students and employees free transportation to their homes in the DeBaliviere Place and Skinker/DeBaliviere/Parkview neighborhoods. The white, 15-passenger vans operated by Veolia Transportation will depart from the Olin Circle on the hour and half-hour from 5 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Mondays through […]
New professorship emphasizes commitment to STEM education and honors a pioneering WUSTL educator
Regina (Gina) F. Frey, PhD, associate professor of STEM education in the department of chemistry in Arts & Sciences and executive director of the Teaching Center, will be installed as the initial Florence E. Moog Professor of STEM Education on January 31, 2013.The professorship honors two of WUSTL’s women scientists, one past and one present, while also recognizing its deep commitment to excel in teaching the disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Eric Hoffman wins Young Architects Award
Eric Hoffman, professor of practice in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, has won a national 2013 Young Architects Award from the American Institute of Architects. Hoffman is both the first Sam Fox School faculty member and the first Sam Fox School alumnus to receive the honor, among the highest available to architects in the early stages of their careers.
Olin Sustainability Case Competition Feb. 8
The fourth-annual Olin Sustainability Case Competition will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, in Simon Hall’s May Auditorium. Titled “Blight, Plight and Urban Flight,” the competition offers students an opportunity to
make an impact at WUSTL through creative solutions to real problems
affecting the community.
Public Interest Law and Policy Speakers Series continues Feb. 7
The
Public Interest Law and Policy Speakers Series continues Thursday,
Feb. 7, with Arlie Hochschild, professor emerita of sociology at the
University of California at Berkeley, on “The Outsourced Self: Intimate
Life in Market Times ” at noon in the
Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom (Anheuser-Busch Hall, Room 310).
I-CARES offers up to $500,000 in seed funding for sustainability projects
The International Center for Advanced Renewable
Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES) has released its 2013 Call for
Research Proposals. I-CARES will award up to $500,000 this year
in seed funding for innovative research projects to tenured and
tenure-track faculty at Washington University.
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