Population growth drives depletion of natural resources
Population growth is driving much of the world’s resource problems, and our political leaders ignore it, says Robert Criss, Ph.D., professor of earth & planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences.
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Helping teachers teach
Photo by David KilperPatrick Gibbons, Ph.D. (center), professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, shows teachers how to make paper models showing differences in the sun’s rotation through the Department of Education’s Science Outreach program.
Flu shots for medical school employees
The School of Medicine again will offer free flu shots to faculty, staff and students at various locations this fall.
Arvidson to discuss Mars missions in inaugural Walker lecture series
Raymond E. Arvidson, Ph.D., the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, will deliver the inaugural Robert M. Walker Distinguished Lecture at 7 p.m. Oct. 30 in Room 100, Brown Hall.
Celebrated poet to speak for reading series
Poet Jean Valentine, the Visiting Fannie Hurst Professor of Creative Literature in the Writing Program in Arts & Sciences, will read from her work at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23.
Of note
Ralph J. Damiano Jr., M.D.,
Jill B. Firszt, Ph.D.,
Tamara Hershey, Ph.D.,
Radhakrishna Sureshkumar, Ph.D., and more…
Campus Watch
The following incidents were reported to University Police Oct. 8-20. Readers who have information concerning these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. Oct. 8 10:27 a.m. — A person reported his laptop had been stolen while it was left unattended in the library in Anheuser-Busch Hall overnight. 1:17 p.m. — A student reported that his […]
United Way campaign still accepting donations
Washington University 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.
Armstrong to present Liederabend at Graham Chapel
Tenor Dominic Armstrong will perform an intimate Liederabend for the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences Oct. 26.
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum to present Some Like it Cool film series Dec. 9-11
The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum will present three classic Hollywood films as part of its Some Like it Cool film series Dec. 9, 10 and 11. Held in conjunction with the exhibition Birth of the Cool: California Art, Design, and Culture at Midcentury, the festival will feature screenings of Rebel Without a Cause (Dec. 9), Anatomy of a Murder (Dec. 10) and North by Northwest (Dec. 11).