Media Advisory
Letter from Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton to SWA members continuing the dialogue and efforts to resolve the sit-in.
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Monoclonal antibody cures West Nile virus-infected mice
A newly developed monoclonal antibody can cure mice infected with the West Nile virus, scientists at the School of Medicine report. If further studies confirm the effectiveness and safety of the antibody, it could become one of the first monoclonal antibodies used as a treatment for an infectious disease.
WUSTL Update: Student Worker Alliance
On April 4, 2005, a group of Washington University undergraduate students known as the Student Worker Alliance (SWA) occupied the admissions office in Brookings Hall in an effort to support a campaign for living wages. Following is a list of updates from the University. To read Chancellor’s letters to the Student Worker Alliance, please click […]
Timeline on the Student Worker Alliance Sit-In
April 22 Chancellor Wrighton responds to the SWA students in a letter outlining all the steps the University is planning to take to address mutual concerns about lower-paid workers and what additional steps could be taken if they end the sit-in. He asks them to end the sit-in and take part in the implementation process. […]
Media Advisory
Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and members of the Student Worker Alliance will announce at a media briefing that Washington University and the Student Worker Alliance have reached an agreement and the students will end their occupation of Brookings Hall and the Quadrangle.
Adolescence can be trying times for parents, children
Balancing independence and rules can be tough for parents with teenagers.Adolescence is often viewed as a time when children regularly push their parents’ patience to the limits. However, the trials and tribulations of a mother and father may be outweighed by the drastic life changes the teenagers themselves face, and parents should bear this in mind, says WUSM physician Katie Plax in the following St. Louis Post-Dispatch article.
Researchers find carriers of astronomical extinction line in presolar grains
They used a unique instrument at WUSTL called the “NanoSIMS” — a type of secondary ion mass spectrometer — to determine these findings.
School of Law to present alumni awards
Steven N. Rappaport, Barry S. Schermer, John C. Shapleigh, Raymond P. Wexler, Alan B. Bornstein & Linda M. Martinez will be honored.
Association of Women Faculty bestows awards
Michele Johnson and Tara Sinclair were honored April 14 at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum.
Seminars on wide range of benefits offered
The HR office is holding discussions on benefit plans such as Health Care Flex Spending, Term Life Insurance and Tuition Assistance.