Obituary: Hano, prof. emeritus of mathematics
He came to the University in September 1962 as a visiting associate professor of mathematics; he became a full professor in 1969.
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Wrighton names advisory committee for engineering dean search
Jonathan Turner, the Henry Edwin Sever Professor of Engineering, has been named the committee’s chair.
Introducing new faculty members
Brett Hyde, Ph.D.,
Zohar Nussinov, Ph.D.,
Mona Lena Krook, Ph.D. and
Frank Lovett, Ph.D.
All that jazz
Photo by Kevin LowderThe annual Parents Weekend drew more than 1,200 families from all over the country to campus, where they enjoyed numerous activities.
High-risk women wanted for breast cancer prevention study
A multinational study will evaluate a drug called exemestane’s effectiveness at preventing breast cancer development.
Of note
James L. Gibson, Ph.D.,
Bamin Khomami, Ph.D.,
Tiffany Knight, Ph.D.,
Jonathan B. Losos, Ph.D.,
and more…
Campus Watch
There is no Campus Watch for this issue of the Record.
Scientists make case for federal funding of stem cell research
TeitelbaumSteven Teitelbaum, professor of pathology and immunology, was one of several experts invited to testify before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee, chaired by Senator Arlen Specter, regarding the benefits of stem cell research. Read Teitelbaum’s testimony here.
Louisiana poet laureate Brenda Marie Osbey to host Katrina fundraiser Oct. 28
Courtesy photoBrenda Marie OsbeyBrenda Marie Osbey, Poet Laureate of the State of Louisiana, will host a fundraiser for victims of Hurricane Katrina currently staying in the St. Louis area from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, in The Gargoyle. Osbey, a native of New Orleans, will read from her work and discuss Katrina’s effects on the city. In addition, the event will feature Dixieland music by St. Louis’ Bourbon Street Band, while Gerald Early, Ph.D., the Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters in Arts & Sciences, will speak on “The Death of Jazz and the Birth of New Orleans.”
Audio from the McDonnell International Scholars Academy press conference in New York
Audio clips from the McDonnell International Scholars Academy press conference in New York. Internet listening quality clips are followed by broadcast quality clips.