With each new school year comes a fresh start for each child. For the past decade, Washington University students have helped St. Louis-area children get that new start in clean, colorful hallways and classrooms through Service First. The annual community service event will be held Aug. 30.
Elizabeth ArmstrongElizabeth Armstrong, curator of Birth of the Cool: California Art, Design, and Culture at Midcentury, will discuss the exhibition at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum. Armstrong’s talk will explore the motivations, processes and scholarship that went into creating this sprawling multimedia installation, which opens at the museum Sept. 19 and remains on view through Jan. 5, 2009.
More than 1,400 Washington University freshmen will move into the South 40 residence halls on Thursday, Aug. 21. With help from family, friends and upperclassmen, the students will be hauling everything from refrigerators and microwaves to carpets, bicycles and stereo systems into their new homes away from home.
Anorexia can be a nightmare for an entire family. Immediate family members can also play crucial roles helping an anorexic patient attempt to recover. Considering all the familial factors of the disease, researchers at the School of Medicine are recruiting families to help evaluate two family-oriented therapies.
Michael Landy has been named executive director of the St. Louis Hillel at Washington University, announced Miriam Singer, president of the St. Louis Hillel’s board of directors. Landy started at the Hillel Aug. 11. Since 2006, Landy has served as regional director for the mid-continent region of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, based in […]
One lane of traffic on Throop Drive on the Danforth Campus will be closed from 6-10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 18, for installation of a new exhaust fan on Urbauer Hall roof.
Patrick S. Moreton, Ph.D., has been promoted to associate dean at the Olin Business School, announced Mahendra R. Gupta, Ph.D., dean and the Geraldine J. and Robert L. Virgil Professor of Accounting and Management. Moreton will continue to serve as managing director of the Washington University-Fudan University Executive MBA Program, ranked the seventh-best international executive […]
Members of the University community who want to improve their writing and communication skills can now earn a Certificate in Strategic Communication at University College, the University’s evening division in Arts & Sciences. This new, 21-credit program allows students to develop skills in creating, managing and implementing communications programs. It includes courses that cover communications […]
Photo by Kevin LowderMembers of the Class of 2012 will soon be arriving on campus and will be welcomed with a variety of activities during Fall Orientation, Aug. 21-26.