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Drawing a Volunteer Force
London Calling, Twice
UK crowds cheered Kerri Morgan, MSOT ’98, as she medalled in two events at the 2012 Paralympic Games.
WUSTL Alumni: Entrepreneurs Get a “Bounce” in San Francisco
Alumni Volunteer Spotlight
New opt-out proposal a ‘live and let live solution’ for contraception mandate
The Obama administration has proposed letting
religiously affiliated non-profit businesses and institutions opt-out of
the contraceptive mandate of the Affordable Care Act. “The Obama
administration has bent over backward to accommodate the concerns of
some religiously affiliated businesses,” says Elizabeth Sepper, JD,
health law expert and professor of law at Washington University In St.
Louis.
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.
Mark Smith promoted to associate vice chancellor for students
Mark W. Smith, JD, assistant vice chancellor and director of the Career Center, has been promoted to associate vice chancellor for students and will continue as director of the Career Center, announced Sharon Stahl, vice chancellor for students. In his new role, he will also oversee the Office for International Students and Scholars.
‘Refund to Savings’ program largest-ever national savings experiment
The Refund to Savings Initiative, the largest savings experiment
ever conducted in the United States, begins with this tax season and is expected to reach almost 1.2
million households within the next few months. The project is a novel
collaboration of university researchers, led by Michal Grinstein-Weiss, PhD, associate
director of the Center for Social Development at Washington University in St. Louis, and corporate partner Intuit Inc., the maker of TurboTax software, Quicken Books
and Mint. This groundbreaking project is ushering in a new way of doing research.
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.