Josephine Olsen, Ph.D., acting director of the Peace Corps, will present the talk “International Volunteering and Service in the 21st Century: Toward Peace and Development” at 4 p.m. Feb. 18 in Brown Hall Lounge.
The School of Engineering & Applied Science will honor six distinguished alumni at the annual Engineering Alumni Awards banquet at 7 p.m. Feb. 19. The school also will present the Dean’s Award to two individuals and one Young Alumni Award.
Photo by Robert BostonLinda Van Dillen, Ph.D., associate professor of physical therapy and of orthopedic surgery, studies how movement contributes to pain.
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Josephine Olsen, Ph.D., acting director of the Peace Corps, will present the talk “International Volunteering and Service in the 21st Century: Toward Peace and Development” at 4 p.m. Feb. 19 in Brown Hall Lounge. Olsen’s presentation, the Benjamin E. Youngdahl Lecture in Social Policy, is free and open to the public. Olsen has had a […]
Photo by Joe AngelesKevin Folkl (left) laughs with his sister at the Hall of Fame Induction breakfast at the Knight Center Feb. 6. Folkl and nine other standout WUSTL athletes were honored at the breakfast and then again that night at the women’s basketball game.
Three programs highlight the Assembly Series schedule this week, with presentations by cultural historian Janice Radway, computer scientist Jonathan Schaeffer and a panel discussion on the legacy of George Washington.
The Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies at the School of Social Work will host a trivia night at 7 p.m. Feb. 20 in Brown Hall Lounge. Tables of 8-10 players are available for $15 per person.
A new brain-imaging study is shedding light on what it means to “get lost” in a good book — suggesting that readers create vivid mental simulations of the sounds, sights, tastes and movements described in a textual narrative while simultaneously activating brain regions used to process similar experiences in real life.