Repeated stress produces long-lasting resistance to stroke damage in the brain
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“Ackert Walkway: Designing for the Future”
Ackert Walkway is an important University City pedestrian corridor, running north from Delmar Boulevard to Vernon Avenue and connecting the Loop arts and entertainment district with the surrounding Parkview Gardens neighborhood. On Saturday, March 26, six multidisciplinary teams from the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts will present design concepts for revitalizing the walkway as part of a public art workshop titled “Ackert Walkway: Designing for the Future.”
Obituary: Charles Leven, 82, emeritus professor of economics
Charles L. Leven, 82, PhD, emeritus professor of economics in Arts & Sciences, died Tuesday, March 15, 2011 in Chicago. Leven spent nearly 30 years in the department until his retirement in 1991. He was an expert in urban economics.
Genetic errors linked to life-threatening pregnancy disorder
Fundraisers lead up to Thurtene Carnival
Chabad dedicates new facility
The Chabad on Campus-Rohr Center for Jewish Life at Washington University in St. Louis will dedicate its new facility at 11:30 a.m., Sunday, March 27, in memory of benefactor Barry H. Levites.
Ray Suarez to discuss the politics of faith March 31
Ray Suarez, author and senior correspondent for PBS’ The NewsHour, will present “The Holy Vote: The Politics of Faith in America” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 31, in Graham Chapel on the Danforth Campus of Washington University in St. Louis. This is a rescheduled event, originally set for Jan. 31.
Wales to deliver keynote address for Global Leadership conference
Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, will deliver the keynote address for the Global Leadership Conference at 6 p.m., Friday, March 25, in Graham Chapel. This Assembly Series talk, “Democracy and the Internet,” is free and open to the public.
Information leaks inside big banks provide unfair advantage
When the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 was repealed 11 years ago, financial institutions were allowed to engage in commercial and investment activities under the same roof. But a new study by a professor in Olin Business School finds it’s difficult to maintain an information firewall between those activities when they are housed in the same financial institution.
Wilson makes list of most-cited authors
Richard Wilson, PhD, director of Washington University’s Genome Institute, was one of the most cited authors of 2010, according to Thomson Reuters Science Watch. The annual survey tracks research across various scientific disciplines to determine which papers published in the past two years were cited most often by other scientists. Wilson was listed among the […]