Eugene B. Shultz Jr., professor emeritus in the School
of Engineering & Applied Science, died Saturday, April 26, 2014, in
Jerseyville, Ill. He was 85.
Kevin Crouch, a senior in Arts & Sciences, reads to a Holman Elementary class during “On the Move: Encouraging Literacy,” a service project by Washington University in St. Louis’ Kappa Delta Pi chapter. Students in KDP, the international honor society in education, recently donated and delivered more than 330 books to Holman students and teachers.
Rajendra S. Apte, MD, PhD, the Paul A. Cibis Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, is one of three recipients of the 2014 Pfizer Ophthalmics Carl Camras Translational Research Award.
Jean Allman, PhD, and Tabea Linhard, PhD, both in Arts & Sciences, each have been awarded a 2014 American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship. It provides salary replacement for scholars who are embarking on six to 12 months of full-time research and writing.
Knowledge can be imparted not only by spoken language and the written word, but also by drawing and photography and the moving image. This spring, 15 WUSTL students have explored St. Louis through the language of experimental film. We sat down with renowned video artist Monika Weiss to discuss the city, digital filmmaking and the training of the mind and soul.
Olin Business School feted four of its top alumni during the 2014 Olin Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner March 4 at the Ritz-Carlton in Clayton. The school presented four Distinguished Alumni Awards, the Dean’s Medal and the Olin Award, which recognizes the important impact scholarly research can have on business results.
At its spring meeting May 2, the Board of Trustees at Washington University in St. Louis elected two new members as well as the 2014-15 officers, among other actions, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. The two new board members elected for four-year terms are Todd M. Bluedorn, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Lennox International Inc., and Michael F. Powell, PhD, general partner of Sofinnova Ventures.
At about 4 p.m. today, Washington University in St. Louis learned from the St. Louis County Department of Health that county, State of Missouri, and federal agency officials have determined the bear cub that had been present on campus does not pose a rabies threat. They also have advised that our students are not at any risk of exposure to rabies and, therefore, will not have to receive treatment. The bear cub does not have to go through any additional testing and will be spared. We are very pleased that this unfortunate situation has come to the best possible conclusion for everyone involved — our students, our community, and the bear cub.
Young adults with autistic tendencies don’t often engage in social or binge drinking, but if they drink, they are slightly more likely than their peers to develop alcohol problems, according to new research from Duneesha De Alwis (right) and Arpana Agrawal at the School of Medicine.
More than 170 Washington University in St. Louis undergraduates showcased their research projects through poster, visual and oral presentations during the 2014 Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium, held April 28 in Bauer and Knight halls.
