WUSTL named one of best places to work
“When colleagues have professed great satisfaction about being a part of this community, it validates what we are doing,” Chancellor Wrighton said.
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Olin School of Business celebrates distinguished alumni
The Olin School of Business will honor the achievements of four alumni May 3 at the school’s annual dinner at the Ritz-Carlton St. Louis in Clayton. Business school Dean Mahendra Gupta also will present the Dean’s Medal to Stuart Greenbaum and his wife, Elaine, A.B. ’60. This year’s recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Awards are E. William Gillula, M.B.A. ’73, Lynn E. Gorguze, M.B.A. ’86, Lewis A. Levey, M.B.A. ’67 and Lin-Kuei Jackson Ling, M.B.A. ’04.
Campus Watch
There are no campus watch items for this issue of the Record.
Morris directs NSF’s Ocean Science Division
She’s a research associate professor in earth and planetary sciences; it is a “rotator” position at the NSF, meaning she retains her WUSTL appointment.
Undergraduates excel at national and statewide math competitions
A WUSTL team of Jon Pinyan, Huajia Wang and Eric Wofsey ranked 32 out of approximately 400 teams registered at the 2005 Putnam Competition.
Social work to present alumni & other awards
The Distinguished Alumni Award recipients will be Alvin Schorr, William Siedhoff & Bernarda Wong; Gautam Yadama & Sima Needleman also will be honored.
Mutated gene may hold key to emphysema, rare skin disease
Researchers discovered that fibulin-4 causes a novel form of recessive cutis laxa, a disorder that results in severe connective tissues abnormalities.
Semenkovich, Stormo installed as Gasser, Erlanger professors
These are the first two endowed professorships created as a component of the University’s BioMed 21 initiative.
Tips from a pro
Photo by Tim ParkerChancellor Emeritus William H. Danforth speaks at a recent Advanced Research Institute on Geriatric Mental Health event.
Siteman Cancer Center joins national cancer network
Siteman’s acceptance into The National Comprehensive Cancer Network will allow the center the ability to further improve cancer care guidelines.