Obituary: Carmody, 87
Robert Carmody, adjunct senior lecturer in marketing from 1982-87, died Dec. 22, 2008. He was 87.
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‘Poet of witness’ Forche to speak for Writing Program Reading Series
Poet Carolyn Forché, the visiting Fannie Hurst Professor of Creative Literature in the Writing Program in Arts & Sciences, will read from her work at 8 p.m. Jan. 22. The talk — part of The Writing Program Reading Series — is free and open to the public and takes place in Duncker Hall, Room 201, […]
A long journey home
Photo by David KilperNASA astronaut and WUSTL alum Robert Behnken makes a point to visit the WUSTL campus on his trip home to St. Louis last fall.
Financial seminar at Brown School will spotlight challenging economy
To honor the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr., the Society of Black Student Social Workers at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work will host “Financial Freedom Seminar: Achieving Economic Independence Through Education,” Jan. 17.
Civil rights in St. Louis
Photo by Jennifer SilverbergWilliam “Bill” Clay, Sr. Missouri’s first black congressman, discusses his new book, “The Jefferson Bank Confrontation: The Struggle for Civil Rights in St. Louis,” with area high school students in Edison Theatre Jan. 9 as part of the Big Read program.
Men’s basketball improves to 11-1
The men’s basketball team held the University of Chicago without a field goal for a stretch of 12:31 in the second half en route to a 74-62 victory over the Maroons in both team’s University Athletic Association (UAA) opener Jan. 10 in Chicago. The Bears shot 57.4 percent from the field in the victory and […]
Imaginative show launches ‘ovations for young people’
Photo by Ron Steele”Masked Marvels & Wondertales,” the eye-popping one-man variety show by Michael Cooper, launches Edison’s ovations for young people series and takes place at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at the 560 Music Center.
‘Work, Families and Public Policy’ brown bag lunch series continues
In its 13th year, the “Work, Families and Public Policy” brown bag lunch series on campus features one-hour presentations on research interests of faculty from local and national universities.
Introducing new faculty members
The following are among the new faculty members at the University. Others will be introduced periodically in this space.
Long Chen, Ph.D.,
Frederick Eberhardt, Ph.D.,
Katherine Henzler-Wildman, Ph.D., and
Scott Wildman, Ph.D.
WUSTL, area universities to host research summit
Washington University, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Saint Louis University and the University of Missouri-St. Louis will partner to host the Midwest Regional Outreach, Science and Scholarship Summit: Leadership in Interdisciplinarity, Networking and Collaboration Feb. 2-4.