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Schaal elected first woman VP of National Academy of Sciences

File PhotoBarbara Schaal will serve a four-year term as vice president of the highly prestigious group beginning July 1.She is “a premier scientist, and it is rewarding to the scientific community that she has been elected to such an important leadership role,” Chancellor Wrighton says.

Higginbotham to deliver Fulbright lecture

He’ll speak Feb. 23 in Graham Chapel for the Assembly Series; he’s the Dowd Professor of American History at the University of North Carolina.

Sit up straight, for good reasons!

Photo by Mary ButkusSafety Coordinator Paul Landgraf leads a recent Brown Bag Lunch program on “Posture and Comfort.”

An extraordinary educator

As Alison J. Whelan, M.D., awaits the opening of the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center in August, she explains that the striking six-story structure will not only serve as the main venue for teaching and events at the School of Medicine, but it also will spotlight the importance of education. “For the first time, we […]

Sports

Women’s basketball feam in first-place tie The No. 13 women’s basketball team picked up two conference road wins to jump back into a first-place tie in the University Athletic Assoociation race. On Feb. 11, WUSTL notched a 73-49 win at Emory University in Atlanta. Senior Hallie Hutchens scored a game-high 20 points and pulled down […]