Mars mission gets boost from WUSTL

Raymond Arvidson and others from the University will remain at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., during the spring semester.

Thrill of the chase

When asked what he enjoys about his job, Renal Division Director Marc R. Hammerman, M.D., doesn’t hesitate. “The opportunity to be creative in a scientific sense and in an administrative sense,” he says. “Absolutely, that’s it.” Lynn Wesselmann, administrative assistant for the Renal Division, has worked with Hammerman for nearly a quarter of a century, […]

Faculty reception, open house Feb. 13

A spring faculty reception and open house will be held from 3-5 p.m. Feb. 13 in University House, the University’s newest residence hall. Faculty are invited to join James E. McLeod, vice chancellor for students and dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, and the residents of University House for tours, refreshments and socializing […]

Edwards to deliver Williams lecture Feb. 18

Harry T. Edwards, chief judge emeritus and judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, will deliver the School of Law’s 2004 Tyrrell Williams Lecture. “A Conversation With Judge Edwards” will begin at 4 p.m. Feb. 18 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom in Anheuser-Busch Hall. Edwards is expected to […]

Falco to discuss the science of optics Feb. 16

Charles Falco, Ph.D., a physicist at the University of Arizona, contends that the great master painters of earlier centuries used optical aids to help them paint. In his Assembly Series presentation, “The Science of Optics; The History of Art,” he will detail his findings about this controversial theory. The lecture will begin at 3 p.m. […]

Obituary: James H. Senger

He taught graduate-level environmental management courses in the School of Engineering & Applied Science.