Shapiro to step down as executive vice chancellor and medical school dean
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Possible treatments identified for highly contagious stomach virus
Two Department of Music teachers of applied music featured with St. Louis Symphony
Andrew Gott, teacher of applied music, bassoon, and Adrianne Honnold, teacher of applied music, saxophone, both in Arts & Sciences, were featured in recent performances with the St. Louis Symphony.
Wash U Expert: Commitment to free speech doesn’t justify lashing out at innocents
A commitment to free speech doesn’t justify us in lashing out at innocent people, says Greg Magarian, JD, professor of law and a First Amendment expert at Washington University in St. Louis, in the wake of the terrorist attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in France.
Ornitz receives March of Dimes grant
David M. Ornitz, PhD, MD, the Alumni Endowed Professor of Developmental Biology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received a three-year, $300,000 grant from the March of Dimes Foundation for research titled “Mechanisms of FGF Signaling in Cochlear Development.”
Civic Scholars program develops engaged citizens
Jason Silberman, a senior in Arts & Sciences, spent his summer working to develop guidelines to better prepare doctors for treating patients with disabilities. The project was part of Silberman’s training as a Civic Scholar, an initiative of the Gephardt Institute for Public Service. Applications for the Class of 2017 cohort are due Feb. 2.
Severe weather information for faculty, staff and students
In the unlikely event that Washington University alters the normal work and/or class schedule due to severe weather, an announcement will be posted on the university’s home page, and a number of media outlets also will air an announcement.
Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo Jan. 20
Does the recent decision by President Barack Obama to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba truly represent fresh opportunity? Or is it merely the latest chapter in a long, tortuous narrative of manipulation and misunderstanding? At 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, Cuban novelist Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo will discuss “U.S.-Cuba: A New Era or a New Ire?” in the Danforth University Center.
Obituary: Jeigh Singleton, associate professor emeritus of fashion design, 70
Jeigh Singleton, associate professor emeritus of fashion design in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, following a long battle with cancer. He was 70.
Basketball Staff and Faculty Family Day set for Jan. 18
All Washington University in St. Louis employees and their families are invited to the Bears basketball annual Faculty and Staff Family Day beginning at noon Sunday, Jan. 18, at the Athletic Complex.