Standard & Poor’s ups University’s rating
WUSTL revenue bonds were moved from AA/A-1 to AAA/A-1; only 15 private universities have this highest rating.
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‘Planning Reform in the New Century’ conference Dec. 3-4
Legal scholars, planners and political scientists will come to the law school to discuss opportunities for reform in planning and land-use regulation.
Winter weather information available
If a severe snow or ice storm causes the University to alter the normal work and/or class schedules, an announcement will be posted on the University’s home page (wustl.edu) and a number of media outlets will air an announcement. Separate announcements will be made regarding the Hilltop Campus (includes all campuses other than the Medical […]
Hormone decreases fat, research shows
The finding suggests that DHEA may be able to counter the increase in abdominal fat and accompanying increased risk for diabetes.
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Campus Store to hold appreciation sale
The Campus Store in Mallinckrodt Student Center is offering a special incentive for holiday shopping. The annual Faculty & Staff Appreciation Event will be held from 3-8 p.m. Dec. 1 and will feature an additional 10 percent discount above the standard 20 percent faculty/staff discount on select regular and sale-priced merchandise. A University faculty/staff ID […]
Peer mentor program provides study help
The main role of the residential peer mentors is to provide resources to help create a successful academic community in the South 40.
Grad school names Coleman admissions, recruiting director
She joined the University in 1991 in the Office of Computing and Communications and has worked her way up.
Last Chance for Eden to show Dec. 3
Nationally acclaimed director Lee Mun Wah will present his film Last Chance for Eden at 3 p.m. Dec. 3 in Goldfarb Hall, Room 124. A discussion with Wah will follow. Last Chance for Eden is a documentary featuring men and women discussing the issues of racism and sexism in the workplace. They examine the impact […]
Poet Bang to present for Writing Program Reading Series Dec. 2
Courtesy photoMary Jo BangPoet Mary Jo Bang, associate professor of English in Arts & Sciences, will read from her latest collection, The Eye is Like a Strange Balloon (2004), at 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, for The Writing Program Reading Series.
A passion for life and learning
Here is the thing about envisioning someone who specializes in Chaucer. You automatically imagine that he wears a tweed jacket with leather elbow patches, smokes a pipe and speaks slowly, deliberately and in a monotone. What a relief then, to find out that David A. Lawton, Ph.D., professor and chair of the English department and […]