Applications sought for Bear Cub Fund grants
The Bear Cub Fund is soliciting grant applications from WUSTL researchers who want to move inventions from their laboratories toward commercialization.
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Goodenough to deliver annual Witherspoon Lecture Oct. 22
Ursula Goodenough, Ph.D., professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, will present “Religious Naturalism and Ecomorality” for the 2009-2010 Witherspoon Memorial Lecture in Religion and Science at 4 p.m. Oct. 22 in Room 300 of the Arts & Sciences Laboratory Sciences Building.
Pierce appointed supervising attorney in civil justice clinic
Kathryn Pierce, J.D., has been appointed lecturer in the School of Law and the new supervising attorney for the Civil Justice Clinic. “Kathryn is the ideal colleague for Mae Quinn (J.D., professor of law) and me, and is a perfect fit to teach in the Civil Justice Clinic’s youth advocacy project,” said Annette Appell, J.D., […]
Freshman given service award
Grace Chao, a freshman from Woodside, N.Y., majoring in biochemistry in Arts & Sciences, has received the Samuel P. Peabody Award for Community Activism from YouthAction NYC, a program of Citizen’s Committee for Children of New York. “Receiving the Peabody Award is a great honor,” Chao said. “However, this award is not only a recognition […]
Dean Wihl to lead colloquium on ‘Ragtime’
In conjunction with the performances of “Ragtime,” the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences will present a faculty colloquium on the issues brought to light in the award-winning musical.
Of note
Jan P. Amend, Ph.D.,
Shirley K. Baker,
Dawn Brancati, Ph.D.,
Todd Braver, Ph.D., and more…
Rankine to speak on craft of poetry Oct. 20
Poet Claudia Rankine, the Visiting Fannie Hurst Professor of Creative Literature in The Writing Program in Arts & Sciences, will lead a talk on the craft of poetry at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20. In addition, Rankine will read from her work at 8 p.m. Oct. 29. Both events — presented as part of The […]
United Way campaign still accepting donations
WUSTL continues to accept donations to the annual United Way of Greater St. Louis campaign, which began Sept. 2. The University’s goal for this year’s drive is $600,000, and those who have not yet donated are encouraged to do so as soon as possible.
Vaid will go ‘beyond the wedding ring’ for Assembly Series Oct. 23
Urvashi Vaid, a stalwart of the LGBT movement, will deliver the Spencer T. Olin Fellows annual lecture, “Beyond the Wedding Ring: LGBT Activism in the Age of Obama.” The event will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, in Graham Chapel and is free and open to the public.
Annual Liederabend, ‘evening of song,’ at Graham Chapel Oct. 18
Soprano Jennifer Jakob and pianist Maria Sumareva will perform an intimate Liederabend for the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, in Graham Chapel.