WUSTL Trustee Holman dies
The retired chair and chief executive officer of Mallinckrodt Inc. died Nov. 4 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
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Graduate students tabbed again to host leadership conference
WUSTL and the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation will convene the 2nd National Conference on Graduate Student Leadership.
Distinguished faculty honored
Photo by Joe AngelesKaren L. Tokarz, professor of law, receives a Distinguished Faculty Award from Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton at the Founders Day celebration Nov. 5.
Campus Watch
The following incidents were reported to University Police Nov. 2-8. 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. 3 While on patrol, a WUPD […]
Crane to address international criminal law in the 21st century
He is the first American since the 1945 Nuremberg Trials to be the chief prosecutor of an international war crimes tribunal.
Relation between sickle cell disease severity and lung problems investigated
A novel team approach has led to a four-year grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to investigate asthma and nocturnal hypoxia.
Recorder soloist Galhano to join Kingsbury Ensemble
Renowned recorder soloist Clea Galhano will join the University’s Kingsbury Ensemble for a concert of “Virtuoso Recorder Music of the Baroque” at 8 p.m. Nov. 12 in Holmes Lounge. The Kingsbury Ensemble specializes in music of the Baroque and Classical periods, employing historically accurate practices and instruments and performing in acoustically appropriate settings. Harpsichordist Maryse […]
Obituary: Trustee Holman
The retired chair and chief executive officer of Mallinckrodt Inc. died Nov. 4 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
Program helps older adults with low vision live independently
Perlmutter (left) checks the lighting at a work area of client Gay Hirsch, who has low vision.Monica Perlmutter is taking her “show on the road” to help older adults with low vision live independently in their homes. Nearly 4 million adults age 65 and older have visual impairment severe enough to interfere with daily activities. Macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, inoperable cataracts and glaucoma are leading causes of low vision.
Daughter of Gresham residents named Harbison faculty fellow at Washington University in St. Louis
Lori Watt, Ph.D., assistant professor of history and of International and Area Studies, both in Arts & Sciences, at Washington University in St. Louis, has been named the fourth Earle H. and Suzanne S. Harbison Faculty Fellow. The fellowship provides research and teaching support for three years to a talented junior faculty member in Arts & Sciences.