The madness of March arrives on the Washington University in St. Louis campus this week as both the men’s and women’s basketball teams are hosting opening-round games of the 2015 NCAA Division III championship tournament.
Melissa Hopkins, assistant vice chancellor and assistant dean of facilities operations at the School of Medicine, excels at multi-tasking. At work, she oversees facilities engineering, design and construction, support services, business operations and protective services. At home, she and her husband have three children with plans to adopt three more. Further, she also shares custody of three children and has three adult sons from a previous marriage.
Mary Ellen Joyce, PhD, executive director of Brookings Executive Education, recently has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.
Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, director of the Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, has been awarded the King Faisal International Prize in Medicine.
Washington University in St. Louis faculty on the Danforth Campus are invited to complete a survey about resources and services offered by Washington University Libraries. The survey will help the libraries better develop, enhance and deliver the collections and services designed to meet the current and future needs of the campus community.
Highlighting a potential target in the treatment of
multiple sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer’s disease, new research suggests
that triggering a protein found on the surface of brain cells may help
slow the progression of these and other neurological diseases.
Mark J. Manary, MD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been awarded one of three research grants from the Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science at the New York Academy of Sciences.
Washington University will test its emergency siren systems at 11 a.m. Monday, March 2, and again at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 3. The tests will take place unless there is the potential for severe weather that day or some other emergency is occurring at that time.
What: Washington University and Wells Fargo Advisors (WFA) present “Innovate, Accelerate, Transform: Investing in People, Businesses and Communities,” an event showcasing the beneficial results of their unique community partnership. When: 3:30 p.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday, March 3. Where: Washington University’s Danforth Campus, Knight/Bauer Hall campus map Who: Washington University students, faculty and alumni, as well as […]
Things are looking much brighter on Skinker Boulevard between Forest Park Parkway and Delmar Boulevard, thanks to Washington University’s installation of new pedestrian-scale lighting and improvements to the street lighting.
