Arts & Sciences recognized the achievements of six alumni during the 13th Annual Arts & Sciences Distinguished Alumni Awards Ceremony, held April 29 at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis. A new tradition was started this year with the addition of an awards dinner hosted by Gary S. Wihl, PhD, dean of the faculty of Arts & Sciences and the Hortense and Tobias Lewin Distinguished Professor in the Humanities, and the Arts & Sciences National Council.
The employee 2009-10 U-Pass — allowing WUSTL faculty and staff free use of Metro, the region’s public transportation system — will expire June 30. Benefits-eligible employees may request a new U-Pass for the 2010-11 school year at the Parking & Transportation Services Web site, parking.wustl.edu/upass.htm.
Washington University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton delivered a keynote address May 29 at the Shanghai Forum on global energy demands and energy options that are economically and environmentally sustainable. In addition to attending the forum, a summit focused on economic and political progress in Asia, Wrighton received an honorary doctorate from the Chinese Ministry of Education and Fudan University.
Benjamin S. Carson Sr., MD, director of the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, professor of neurosurgery, of oncology, of plastic surgery and of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, spoke to School of Medicine graduates about “The World’s Most Valuable Possession” May 21 at the Ferrara Theatre at America’s Center.
Of note Deanna Barch, PhD, professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences, has received a one-year, $33,582 subcontract from the University of California, Davis, for research titled “Brain-based Measures for Treatment Development of Impaired Cognition in Schizophrenia.” … William H. Danforth, MD, chancellor emeritus, received the Research Champion Award from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation […]
A seven-year experiment shows that pond communities bear the imprint of random events in their past, such as the order in which species were introduced into the ponds. This finding locates one of the wellsprings of biodiversity but also suggests that it may not be possible to restore ecosystems whose history we cannot recreate.
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 — 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.