They’ve got the beat

Photo by Ray Marklin(From left) Shaun Yockelson, Natalie Villafranco, Brandon Holmes, Tim Laumann and Eric Kim, all first-year students in the School of Medicine, play at the end of the class show May 1 in Moore Auditorium.

MFA exhibition to feature work of 27 at Kemper

Courtesy PhotoThe Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts will present its annual MFA Thesis Exhibition in the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum beginning Friday, May 8. The exhibition features thesis projects by 27 master of fine arts candidates in the Graduate School of Art.

Advocating for youth

Photo by Robert BostonThe love Katie Plax, M.D., has for medicine and advocacy combined when she became medical director of the SPOT (Supporting Positive Opportunities for and with Teens).

Law school center, clinic renamed

The School of Law’s Center for Research on Innovation & Entrepreneurship has been renamed the Center on Law, Innovation & Economic Growth.

Men’s tennis to host NCAA early rounds

The No. 1-ranked and defending national champion men’s tennis team will host the Central Regional of the 2009 NCAA Division III Championship Friday, May 8, through Sunday, May 10, at the Tao Tennis Center. The Bears received an opening-round bye and will face the winner of No. 4 seed Carthage College and No. 5 seed […]

WUSTL math team wins state meet

On April 16 and 17, two Washington University teams took part in the 14th annual Missouri Collegiate Mathematics Competition, sponsored by the Missouri Section of the Mathematical Association of America, at Truman State University. One team, seniors Alexander Cloninger, Jeremy Diepenbrock and Jonathan Swenson, took first place in a field of 30 teams from 15 […]

Campus Watch

The following incidents were reported to University Police April 29-May 5. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. April 29 11:06 a.m. — A […]

Look here for ‘Green Tip’

If you need to buy office supplies, purchase recycled-content paper, pens and other necessities. This helps create a market for the things we recycle.

Students win grants for social change

The Community Service Office has announced the winners of three Social Change Grants, awarded annually to students pursuing innovative ideas that serve the common good in the spirit of social entrepreneurship. The grants have a total value of $22,000. Sophomore David Fox and junior Jacob Siegel each received a $6,000 Stern Social Change Grant for […]