Pyramid piece
Photo by David KilperTwo new structures, a sphere and a pyramid, were erected this fall and now stand at the northern entrance of the South 40 underpass.
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Campus Watch
The following incidents were reported to University Police Feb. 28-March 7. 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. Feb. 28 9:53 a.m. — A […]
Spring break
The Record will not be published next week due to spring break. Look for our next issue March 24.
Lecture, screening of Crash to recognize Social Work Month
Jane Quinn will speak March 15 and the movie will be shown March 23; both events are in Brown Hall Lounge and are free and open to the public.
Dance St. Louis and Edison Theatre OVATIONS! present Doug Varone and Dancers March 31 to April 2
Phil KnottDoug Varone and DancersEight-time Bessie Award-winner Doug Varone is among the most acclaimed choreographers of his generation, known for creating works of extraordinary physical daring and vivid musicality. This spring, Varone will bring his celebrated company, Doug Varone and Dancers, to Washington University’s Edison Theatre for a trio of performance co-sponsored by Dance St. Louis.
Scientists hope comet dust will give numerous insights
Photo by David KilperFrank J. Stadermann displays the laboratory’s most recent acquisition for analysis — a cometary dust particle from that mission.The Laboratory for Space Sciences is among the first in the world to receive samples from a NASA mission — microscopic specks of cometary and interstellar dust.
In search of paradise
“I suppose you could say I went into art history because it combined my passions for art and travel,” quips Elizabeth Childs, Ph.D., associate professor of art history & archaeology in Arts & Sciences. Indeed, travel does emerge as a kind of unifying theme in Childs’ life and work. Born into an academic family, she […]
Peipert named vice chair of clinical research in obstetrics and gynecology
PeipertJeffrey F. Peipert, M.D., has become vice chair of clinical research in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the School of Medicine. The appointment was announced by George A. Macones, M.D., the Mitchell and Elaine Yanow Professor and head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
March 2006 Radio Service
Listed below are this month’s featured news stories.
• Risks of MS drug found to be low (week of Mar. 1)
• Plant sterols lower cholesterol (week of Mar. 8)
• PET scans help test lung drugs (week of Mar. 15)
• Arts as Healing program (week of Mar. 22)
• Genetic basis of ADHD (week of Mar. 29)
Saudi health administration students attend Washington University program
Robert Cohen, Post-DispatchIbrahim Al Hoqail (right), dean of the medical college at King Fahad Medical City, asks a statistics question of instructor Stuart Boxerman.Sweeping changes in the Saudi health care system recently filled a WUSM classroom with a group of medical executives and physicians from King Fahad Medical City, a four-hospital complex based in Riyadh. As health care in Saudi Arabia moves toward privatization, many doctors and health care officials are finding themselves in new, unfamiliar roles. Some have turned to the WUSM health administration program to gain the skills they’ll need to manage their new environment.