Four members of the WUSTL community are being honored with the Gerry & Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award. The annual award is presented to WUSTL community members who exemplify a character of service and giving to the St. Louis region.
Nearly 850 area high school students and their teachers will be on campus Thursday, April 12, for the 36th annual German Day. Students will compete in a variety of activities, including a Declamation Contest (poetry recitation), spelling bees, skits, student videos, poster contests and a Schnitzeljagd (scavenger hunt) before enjoying lunch on campus.
“As a designer, you want to make your statement,” says Jennifer Ingram, the W. H. Smith Visiting Assistant Professor of Fashion in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. “You want to inspire, you want to motivate, you want to communicate some type of emotion.” Those ambitions and more will be on full display Sunday, April 29, when Leaving a Legacy, the Sam Fox School’s 83rd annual Fashion Design Show, takes to the runway at Plaza Frontenac.
The Farmers Market at the Washington University Medical Center has moved back outside for the summer season. The market is open every Thursday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Plaza outside of the School of Medicine bookstore.
The Joanne Knight Breast Health Center at Washington
University Medical Center and Siteman Cancer Center has two new leaders,
Julie Margenthaler, MD, and Catherine Appleton, MD. The center was developed as a collaboration among the departments
of surgery and radiology and Barnes-Jewish Hospital and has benefitted
women because of its ability to provide coordinated care.
The Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University
School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital is seeking patients for a
clinical study to determine the best treatment for patients with
early-stage lung cancer who also have breathing problems. The study focuses on patients with the most common type of lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer.
John C. Morris, MD, the Harvey A. and Dorismae Hacker Friedman Distinguished Professor of Neurology and director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, will deliver the 2012 Friedman lecture at 3 p.m. April 30, in Graham Chapel. His lecture is titled “The Aging Mind: Realities and Myths.”
Sophomore Anna Etherington set a school record in the
pole vault as one of eight event champions for the WUSTL track &
field team April 7 at the WU Select Meet. Updates also included on baseball, softball and men’s and women’s tennis.
Darrell Kirch, MD, president and chief executive of the
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), will speak at 11 a.m.
Wednesday, April 25 in Connor Auditorium in the Farrell Learning and
Teaching Center.
Chuck Todd, chief White House correspondent for NBC
News, will present “American Politics and the 2012 Elections” at 7:30
p.m. Monday, April 16, at Graham Chapel on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis. The event is sponsored by WUSTL’s Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy.
