Graduate and Professional Rankings of WUSTL by News Media

Below is a link to the Washington University news release about the U.S. News & World Report undergraduate rankings for 2004-05: http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/3627.html To view a full listing of U.S. News magazine, book and Web-only rankings for 2004-05, please visit the U.S. News & World Report site: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php

Undergraduate Rankings of WUSTL by News Media

Below is a link to the Washington University news release about the U.S. News & World Report undergraduate rankings for 2004-05: http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/3627.html To view a full listing of U.S. News magazine, book and Web-only rankings for 2004-05, please visit the U.S. News & World Report site: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php

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In recent years, rankings of colleges and universities have proliferated, particularly rankings issued by news media. Undergraduate rankings focus on the four undergraduate schools of the University, while graduate and professional rankings can include all seven schools. The relatively small number of rankings by academic organizations focus primarily on graduate and professional education. This compendium […]

Washington University School of Law launches unique Transnational Law Program

Washington University School of Law is launching a Transnational Law Program, a first-of-its-kind offering for students in both the United States and Europe. Beginning in fall 2008, a new four-year combined degree program will be offered in association with four prestigious European universities. “There is a growing need for lawyers who understand both American and European law, can identify legal issues and know reliable sources in the U.S. and throughout Europe,” says Kent D. Syverud, J.D., law dean and the Ethan A.H. Shepley University Professor. “Many American law schools are expanding their international curricula study-abroad programs. Washington University Law and Utrecht University are now taking international legal education to the next level.”

Siblings of schizophrenia patients display subtle shape abnormalities in brain

Subtle malformations in the brains of patients with schizophrenia also tend to occur in their healthy siblings, according to investigators at the Silvio Conte Center for the Neuroscience of Mental Disorders at the School of Medicine. Shape abnormalities were found in the brain’s thalamus. The researchers performed brain MRI scans in 25 patients with schizophrenia and their non-affected siblings and compared the scans with those of 40 healthy volunteers and their siblings.

Practicing information retrieval is key to memory retention, study finds

Learning something once, like the fact that “berg” means “mountain” in German, and studying it over and over again may do little to help you remember it in the future. The key to future recall, suggests a new study from Washington University in St. Louis, is how often over time you actively practice retrieving that information from memory.

Researchers at Guze Symposium to explore links between alcohol and suicide

Experts in alcoholism and suicide from around the United States will present their research Feb. 21 at the 8th Annual Samuel B. Guze Symposium on Alcoholism at the School of Medicine. This year’s event focuses on “Alcohol, Suicide and Suicidality.” The program is intended for physicians, psychologists, social workers, teachers, policy makers, other health professionals and members of the community.

Volunteers needed for public health drill

The WUSTL Department of Environmental Health & Safety is asking for faculty, staff and student volunteers to participate in a disaster preparedness drill March 18. The purpose is to ensure that the County Department of Health has the capability to get life-saving drugs to the University population in a public health crisis.

“Managing the Changing Face of Business” panel discussion Feb. 20

The Olin Young Leaders Association is launching onto the Washington University scene with an inaugural event that epitomizes the richness that OYLA brings to the Olin Business School’s MBA program. The event, “Managing the Changing Face of Business,” will be held Wednesday, Feb. 20 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Knight Center. The […]

A remarkable vision

Courtesy PhotoJack Ladenson brings hope to patients throughout the world