Minimally invasive cure for heart abnormality proven effective
Results from the first reported clinical trial testing the procedure appeared in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
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Haunting history
Photo by Tim ParkerDavid Goodwin wrote the book Ghosts of Jefferson Barracks, which traces the history and hauntings of the supernatural at the military post.
Historic place
Photo by Joe AngelesThe National Association of Secretaries of State unveiled a plaque in Brookings Hall as part of its 100th-anniversary celebration.
Halloween events for kids Oct. 30
There’s the Safe Trick or Treat from 2-4 p.m., and then there’s the School of Architecture’s Bauhaus Festival from 5:30-7 p.m.
Danforth reunion
Photo by Kevin LowderJohn C. Danforth, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, visits with his brother, Chancellor Emeritus William H. Danforth.
Global excellence
Photo by Kevin LowderDean Edward Lawlor and Michael Sherraden admire a globe presented to Sherraden by the staff of the Center for Social Development.
Thank-you party
Photo by Mary ButkusChancellor Mark S. Wrighton chats with football coach Larry Kindbom at an Oct. 21 party thanking staff who volunteered for the presidential debate.
Campus Watch
The following incidents were reported to University Police Oct. 20-27. 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. Oct. 20 9:07 a.m. — A contractor […]
Wil Haygood
Courtesy photoWil HaygoodWil Haygood, one of the nation’s leading biographers of African American life, will read present a pair of events Nov. 9 and 10, as a part of The SmartSet Series: Where Great Writers Read, sponsored by Washington University’s Center for Humanities in Arts & Sciences.
Poet Carl Phillips is finalist for National Book Award
PhillipsPoet Carl Phillips, professor of English and of African and Afro-American Studies, both in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has been selected — for the second time in a relatively short literary career — as a finalist for the 2004 National Book Award in poetry. Phillips was nominated for his seventh collection of poetry, “The Rest of Love: Poems,” published in February by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. The National Book Awards are considered one of the most prestigious prizes in American literature.