Washington University School of Medicine offers new master of population health sciences
Washington University School of Medicine is launching a Master of Population Health Sciences degree beginning this fall.
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Richard Norberg memorial tribute June 1
A memorial tribute for Richard E. Norberg, PhD, retired professor and longtime chair of physics in Arts & Sciences, will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, in Crow Hall, Room 201. A reception will follow in Compton Laboratory, Room 241.
WUSTL’s Lifelong Learning Institute celebrates 15th anniversary
WUSTL’s Lifelong Learning Institute — a community outreach education program for seniors that offers a variety of non-credit academic courses — celebrates its 15th anniversary this spring. LLI courses emphasize peer learning and active class participation.
Dangerous lung worms found in people who eat raw crayfish
Doctors at the School of Medicine have diagnosed a rare parasitic infection in six people who had consumed raw crayfish from streams and rivers in Missouri.
Olin Business School launches competition for journalists
Journalists covering the business beat are invited to participate in the first Olin Corporate Strategy Prize, sponsored by the Olin Business School. $10,000 in honoraria will be awarded for the best reporting on companies that have undergone significant strategic change. Deadline for submissions is June 30, 2010.
HHMI awards WUSTL $1.6 million for science education
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has awarded Washington University a 2010 Research University Grant to support the devleopment of creative, research-based courses and curricula. The university will receive $1.6 million over a period of four years/ HHMI also awarded Sarah C. R. Elgin, PhD, the Viktor Hamburger Professor of Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, a long-time HHMI professor, $80,000 over four years to support her work on important problems facing science education.
Notables
Of note Jacques Baenziger, MD, PhD, professor of pathology and immunology and of cell biology and physiology, has been elected to the Association of American Physicians in recognition for his contributions to glycobiology and endocrinology. … Viktor Gruev, PhD, assistant professor of computer science and engineering, has received a five-year, $599,999 grant from the Air […]
WUSTL professor excavates ‘gold mine of archeology’ in China
Octogenarian receives diploma 63 years late
At age 84, James Martin Wybar of Philadelphia was the first in line to receive his diploma at Olin Business School’s 2010 Commencement May 21. Wybar is the oldest graduate in the school’s history. He finished his courses in 1947, but didn’t have time to collect his diploma until this year.
Staff Day 2010 offers an array of activities
Staff Day is back, and Danforth Campus employees are invited to relax, have fun and celebrate with co-workers Monday, May 24. Drawings, golf and tours are just a few of the many activities offered at Staff Day.