Of note
Jianmin Cui, Ph.D.,
Washington University’s Central Underground Garage,
and Karen L. Wooley, Ph.D.
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Neureuther student book collection competition seeks entrants
University students who have a passion for collecting books can compete for prizes of $1,000 or $500 by entering the 21st annual Neureuther Student Book Collection Essay Competition.
Witaya Lecture Series continues March 20
The Interfaculty Initiative for American Indian Affairs (IIAA) is sponsoring the Witaya Lecture Series, a program that focuses on topics related to American Indian and Alaskan Native studies. Witaya means “coming together as a community” in the Lakota language. The series was scheduled to begin March 4 with a lecture by Puneet Sahota, an M.D./Ph.D. […]
New professorships in Arts & Sciences, architecture
Stephen D. Williamson, Ph.D., has been named the Robert S. Brookings Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences. Robert McCarter has been installed as the Ruth & Norman Moore Professor of Architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.
Students volunteer during spring break
Ahh … spring break. A time for relaxation, rejuvenation and fun. Or, for many WUSTL students, a time for hard work, reflection and a greater sense of purpose. Hundreds of students will spend the break, March 10-16, on service trips in places as far away as Buenos Aires, Argentina and as close as downtown St. Louis.
A good sport
Photo by Mary ButkusJusten Yao, 14, puts on a table tennis exhibition during Eliot Society Family Night at the women’s basketball game Feb. 22.
Recruitment Web site unveiled
The St. Louis Regional Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (STLR-HERC) launched its Web site, stlrherc.org, announced Laurel Sgan, the STLR-HERC’s director. The Web site features a search engine of available positions at academic institutions throughout the St. Louis region. Also included on the Web site are resources for those interested in relocating to the St. Louis […]
Spring break, spring forward
The print Record will not be published next week due to spring break.
Any late-breaking news of importance to the WUSTL community will appear in the eRecord Monday, March 10.
Sam Fox School to host symposium on Architecture, Art and the Experience of Blackness March 6
Willie Cole, *Sole Brother 1*The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts will host a daylong symposium on Architecture, Art and the Experience of Blackness Thursday, March 6, in Steinberg Auditorium. The symposium will bring together more than a dozen speakers whose creative and scholarly works intersect with issues of race and identity.
World Glaucoma Day set for March 6
School of Medicine physicians and glaucoma researchers will join eye-care professionals around the world March 6 to observe the first World Glaucoma Day.