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Research boon
Washington University awarded $80 million in stimulus grants
Nov. 9,
2009 -- Washington University has been awarded nearly $80 million in funding from the 2009 American Recovery and Re-investment Act to support research across a broad range of projects, including cancer, Alzheimer's disease, renewable energy, diabetes and climate change.
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The future of news
WUSTL joins university research news site, Futurity.org
Sept. 21,
2009 --
Washington University in St. Louis has joined a group of leading research universities in launching Futurity (futurity.org), an online research channel covering the latest discoveries in science, engineering, the environment, health, and more.
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Scholarship drive will 'Open Doors to the Future'
Washington University announces scholarship initiative
Sept. 2,
2009 -- Washington University's Board of Trustees has authorized a fundraising initiative designed to increase support for student scholarships.
"Opening Doors to the Future: The Scholarship Initiative for Washington University," has a goal of raising $150 million to support scholarships and fellowships. A formal kickoff for the initiative will take place on November 7, and the effort will continue through June 30, 2014.
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'Deeply saddened by this event'
WUSTL statement on incident at Holocaust Museum
June 10,
2009 -- Washington University is dismayed and shocked to learn that an attack was made today at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. The university has a long-standing commitment to human rights and religious studies, including the Holocaust and Jewish studies, as well as being a sponsor of Holocaust lectures by experts from around the world.
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Realizing change
Kopp: inequity in education 'a solvable problem'
May 15,
2009 --
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| Trustee Maxine Clark (L) presents Wendy Kopp with an honorary degree from WUSTL. |
Inexperience and time give recent college graduates an advantage in solving the problems of inequity in education in the United States, said Wendy Kopp to the Class of 2009 during the 148th Commencement ceremony at Washington University in St. Louis.
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'Educational inequity: We can solve it'
Wendy Kopp's Washington University 2009 Commencement Address
May 15,
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| Wendy Kopp addresses the Class of 2009 |
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Wendy Kopp, founder and CEO of Teach For America, delivered Washington University's 148th Commencement address May 15 before a standing-room only audience of more than 15,000 in Brookings Quadrangle. Of the 2,642 graduating students in the Class of 2009, 25 are entering Teach For America — the national corps of outstanding college graduates who commit to teach for at least two years in some of the country's highest-need schools and become lifelong leaders in pursuit of educational excellence and equity.
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Washington University in St. Louis and Brookings Institution form academic partnership
Washington University to lead management of Brookings Center for Executive Education
April 21,
2009 -- The Brookings Institution and Washington University in St. Louis will begin offering joint programs including internships, lectures and other educational activities, the institutions announced today. Washington University's John M. Olin Business School will also lead management of Brookings' executive education activities, effective July 1, 2009.
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Preparing for winter weather
Know where to find information on schedule changes
Dec. 4,
2008 -- Should weather conditions create potentially hazardous travel conditions, Washington University in St. Louis will evaluate the situation and take into consideration the safety of the faculty, staff and students as well as the services that must be provided despite the inclement weather. In the unlikely event that WUSTL alters the normal work and/or class schedule, an announcement will be posted on the university's home page (wustl.edu), and a number of media outlets also will air an announcement.
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Olin Business School promotion
Kiley named senior associate director of MBA admissions
Aug. 8,
2008 -- Kevin M. Kiley has been promoted to senior associate director of MBA admissions at the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Aug. 15: Deadline for debate media credentials
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