Photo by Robert BostonIn France, J. Perren Cobb, M.D., would be called a ‘reanimateur’ — a critical care doctor who specializes in bringing patients back from the brink of death. Cobb, professor of surgery and of anesthesiology, cares for patients in the surgical intensive care unit.
Up to $22,000 is now available to WUSTL students for the development and implementation of innovative community projects during the summer in the form of social change grants through the Community Service Office. A new gift from Max and Judith Stern will provide funding for a second Stern Social Change Grant this year. The first […]
To honor the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr., the Society of Black Student Social Workers (SBSSW) at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work will host the third annual “Financial Freedom Seminar: Achieving Economic Independence Through Education,” from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, in Brown Hall, Room 100. The seminar, […]
Prominent criminal defense attorney and civil rights advocate Michael Pinard, J.D., will address the pressing problem of prisoner re-entry in America to kick off the spring lineup of Washington University School of Law’s 11th annual Public Interest Law & Policy Speakers Series Jan. 22. Pinard is the law school’s 2009 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. […]
Students, staff and faculty from the George Warren Brown School of Social Work participated in the U.S. Marine Toys for Tots program during the holidays.
A memorial service for Elizabeth K. Barry, a first-year student in Arts & Sciences who died Dec. 8, will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, January 25 in Graham Chapel. The service will be open to the University community.
“Shattering Ceilings: Celebrating Success in Pursuit of ‘The Dream'” is the theme of WUSTL’s 22nd annual celebration honoring Martin Luther King Jr. at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 19, in Graham Chapel.
The following incidents were reported to University Police Jan. 7-13. 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. Jan. 7 1:36 p.m. — A person […]
Genevieve L. “Jean” Gaines, who served Washington University for more than 55 years in roles ranging from a secretary to administrative assistant to associate registrar and lastly as director of commencement, died Dec. 17, 2008. She was 86. Gaines retired from the University in 2002, having served under six chancellors, beginning with Nobel laureate Arthur […]