Neurologists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received funding to study the brain following repeat concussions. The project is one of 15 around the country selected by NFL Charities, the charitable foundation of the National Football League Owners.
Chelsea Clinton announced during the annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting in New York on Sept. 25
that Washington University in St. Louis will serve as the host of the
Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U), April 5-7, 2013, on the
Danforth Campus. President Bill Clinton launched
CGI U in 2007 to engage the next generation of leaders on college
campuses around the world. Each year, CGI U hosts a meeting where
students, youth organizations, topic experts, and celebrities discuss
solutions to pressing global issues.
Teacher Erin Gruwell’s story of transforming students who were labeled stupid and apathetic into confident, motivated high school graduates became an inspirational best-selling book and movie. Gruwell will discuss “Becoming a Catalyst for Change” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, in Anheuser-Busch Hall Moot Courtroom. Part of the Assembly Series, the talk is free and open to the public.
In 1958, Alvin Ailey and a small group of dancers staged a performance at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. The concert helped revolutionize perceptions of African-American dancers, and led to the founding of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. Next week, Sylvia Waters, a former principal dancer with the company, will be on campus as part of the Alvin Ailey Legacy Residency, hosted by the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences.
West Nile virus expert Michael Diamond discusses the potentially record-setting 2012 West Nile virus infection season and describes ways to reduce chances of infection.
Students in WUSTL’s Washington DC Semester Program met on Sept. 20 with Ambassador George Moose, former assistant secretary of state for African affairs and career member of the U.S. Foreign Service.
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Ralph G. Dacey Jr., MD, the Henry G. and Edith R.
Schwartz Professor and head of the Department of Neurosurgery at
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, will be the
“Honored Guest” at the annual meeting of the Congress of Neurological
Surgeons (CNS).
Health and human services organizations and programs are in constant growth and movement, and the need for effective evaluation of the impact of those initiatives in the community is greater than ever. The Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, together with WUSTL’s Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and the Rome Group, will present a two-day summit, “Evaluation for Social Impact” Oct. 16 and 17 at the studios of the Nine Network in midtown St. Louis.
Clara McLeod (right) greets Jane Ervin, the widow of John B. Ervin, after Ervin spoke at the Ervin Scholars Program 25th Anniversary Celebration Banquet, held Sept. 15 at St. Louis Union Station Marriott. McLeod’s husband, the late James E. McLeod, founded the Ervin Scholars Program in 1987 to pay tribute to WUSTL’s first African-American dean, John B. Ervin, PhD.