Welcome, neighbors
Photo by Whitney CurtisChancellor Mark S. Wrighton speaks with Nasri Saleh (center) and Chip Houser (left) at the University’s Nov. 29 “Report to the Neighbors” meeting at Whitaker Hall.
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Of note
Pratim Biswas, Ph.D.,
Kim A. Carmichael, M.D.,
Douglas A. Wiens, Ph.D.,
And more…
Habitat holiday
Photo by Kevin LowderJunior Audrey Ye helps a child build a gingerbread house Dec. 2 during the WUSTL chapter of Habitat for Humanity holiday party at Mudd House.
December degrees
James E. McLeod, vice chancellor for students and dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, congratulates Vanessa L. Brown at a Dec. 2 reception in the Mallinckrodt Student Center following the December Degree Candidate Recognition Ceremony in Graham Chapel. She is among 740 students who are December degree candidates.
Historical site
Photo by David KilperJohn S. Rigden, Ph.D., adjunct professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, reviews the recently hung Eads Hall display recognizing physicist Arthur Holly Compton, Ph.D., the University’s first faculty member to receive a Nobel Prize (1927), and his groundbreaking research.
Campus Watch
The following incidents were reported to University Police Nov. 28 – Dec. 4. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. Nov 28 5:19 p.m. […]
Bear Necessities sale
The Bear Necessities store in Wohl Student Center will be holding its annual sidewalk sale Dec. 11-12. WUSTL insignia merchandise will be half-off the lowest markdown price. The sale will run from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Dec. 11 and from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 12. Bear Necessities is operated by The Women’s Society of Washington University. […]
Happy holidays
This is the last official Record of the calendar year. We will resume regular publication on Jan. 17, 2008. In the event of urgent announcements or breaking news, the eRecord may be e-mailed periodically during the break. The Record staff wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday season.
Author, teacher Oh to give annual Martin Luther King Jr. lecture at medical school
The Washington University School of Medicine’s Office of Diversity Programs will present its annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration lecture at 4 p.m. Jan. 21 in the Eric P. Newman Education Center. Angela E. Oh, internationally recognized author, teacher and public lecturer, will speak.
Microbial fuel cells turn on the juice
David Kilper/WUSTL PhotoLars Angenent, Ph.D., assistant professor of energy, environmental & chemical engineering, with a microbial fuel cell.The combination of beer, wastewater, microbes, fuel cells, high school students and teachers sounds like a witches’ brew for an old-fashioned, illicit ’60s beach party. Instead, these are the components that comprise the heart and soul of a new high school science curriculum being developed by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and a couple of St. Louis area high school teachers. Video available.