The famed New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast (see sample at left) and historian Douglas Brinkleypresented keynote addresses for the university’s 10th annual faculty book colloquium in December 2011.
Howard Wood credits his success in business to one fundamental principle: “If you hire bright, dedicated people, they will see to it that you succeed.” As co-founder of two of the nation’s most successful telecommunications companies, Wood understands the value of investing in talented individuals.
Xi’an Famous Foods in New York City is becoming a phenomenon. Critics rhapsodize about its strictly authentic cuisine from the northwestern Chinese city of Xi’an, the country’s ancient capital and former gateway to the Silk Road.
A native of India, Ani Vallabhaneni, BSBA ’02, BSCS ’02, knows firsthand about the lack of sanitation in developing countries. An estimated 2.5 billion people lack access to adequate sanitation in the developing world, and 1.6 million children die each year from diarrheal disease as a result. Now, as co-founder and CEO of Sanergy, Vallabhaneni is […]
Join the 1st through 35th Reunion classes for Alumni Weekend at Thurtene Carnival, April 20-22. Undergraduate alumni from the classes of 1972 and back will celebrate during Commencement Weekend, May 18-20.
On Nov. 4, 2011, the Alumni Board of Governors (ABG) gathered for its first meeting of the academic year at College Hall on the South 40. One of ABG’s goals this year is to help prepare students for their lives after graduation.
The 2012 RecycleMania contest, which pits WUSTL against other U.S. and Canadian
colleges and universities to see which campus can keep the greatest
amount of waste materials from landfills, begins Sunday, Feb. 5. It lasts eight weeks and ends Saturday, March 31. Last year, the university community recycled
approximately 278.3 tons of waste during the
contest to launch WUSTL into a top 5 percent finish.
