University News Archive

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July 2009

July 8, 2009 -- Power play Small market baseball teams may do better signing a pitcher over a hitter

April 2009

April 29, 2009 -- Reducing paper waste Billing to go green in the Office of Student Accounting

April 28, 2009 -- Novel energy DOE makes largest research award in Danforth Campus history

April 27, 2009 -- Social entrepreneurs receive awards totalling $150,000 Five local ventures win seed money in competition

April 24, 2009 -- WUSTL flag lowered WUSTL flag at half-staff in honor of Benjamin F. Edwards III

April 23, 2009 -- The Magic Flute Washington University Opera in free performance May 1 and 2

April 23, 2009 -- Awards for Distinction Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts to honor six alumni April 23

April 23, 2009 -- Pioneers, leaders in their respective fields Washington University to award four honorary degrees at 148th Commencement

April 22, 2009 -- Annual awards ceremony highlights business leaders and scholarship Olin Business School honors distinguished alumni and faculty tonight

April 22, 2009 -- Reduce waste During move-out, donate extra items to 'Share Our Stuff'

April 21, 2009 -- 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 -- Science education Missouri high school science achievement tied to quality teachers, study finds

April 16, 2009 -- Stand Out. Stand Apart. Brown School to present 2009 Distinguished Alumni Awards

April 16, 2009 -- Chancellor's Concert Washington University Symphony Orchestra, Concert Choir and Jazz Band join forces April 26

April 15, 2009 -- Forget about greed; envy makes the world go round New business theory shows compensation plans can make or break a firm

April 15, 2009 -- Inspiring science and technology Son of St. Louis residents receives inaugural Boeing/FIRST Scholarship to attend Washington University in St. Louis

April 14, 2009 -- Celebrating outstanding achievements School of Law to present distinguished alumni awards April 17

April 14, 2009 -- Community gathers to celebrate campus centerpiece Formal dedication for the Danforth University Center set for April 17

April 13, 2009 -- Business students ask executives: is it easy being green? Companies to share earth-friendly strategies

April 13, 2009 -- SEIC winners to be named April 23 at Washington University in St. Louis Social entrepreneurs vie for $150,000 — largest award pool for non-profit ventures in U.S.

April 13, 2009 -- Rachel Croson to discuss status of women in academia New speaker series to feature prominent women scholars

April 13, 2009 -- 'Taco shell' protein Orientation of middle man in photosynthetic bacteria described

April 13, 2009 -- Health initiative Washington University to be tobacco-free by July 2010

April 9, 2009 -- Graduate students tackle tough urban problems Alumni create socially conscious fellowship program

April 9, 2009 -- Businesses increase innovation spending in recession Downturn presents opportunity for successful innovation, says expert

April 9, 2009 -- Relational Aesthetics Rirkrit Tiravanija: Chew the Fat at Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum May 8 to July 27

April 9, 2009 -- Internet innovator to share insights on the convergence of business, media and entertainment Olin Business School to host USA TODAY CEO Forum featuring Barry Diller

April 8, 2009 -- Mozart, Faure and Mendelssohn Washington University's Eliot Trio to present annual concert April 19

April 8, 2009 -- 'An essential investment' WUSTL to open child-care facility on North Campus in 2010

April 8, 2009 -- Talented leader Washington University names Campbell assistant vice chancellor for real estate

April 8, 2009 -- Seguro Popular Mexico's health insurance success offers lessons for U.S. reforms, Lancet study suggests

April 7, 2009 -- College cash WUSTL hosts forum on financing university education in tough economic climate, April 14

April 6, 2009 -- "The Onion" Live at the Assembly Series Chad Nackers and John Harris will take us "Inside the Onion," -- America's Finest News Source

April 6, 2009 -- Health care policy in Missouri State public health leaders to speak at Brown School April 10 and 13

April 3, 2009 -- The Last Cowboys at the End of the World Nick Reding to read for Writing Program Reading Series April 16

April 3, 2009 -- Mother Courage and Her Children PAD to present Bertolt Brecht classic April 17 to 26

April 2, 2009 -- Buy a basket, improve lives Wilson to address the power of social entrepreneurship for Assembly Series

April 2, 2009 -- Transformed speculative field into 'precision science' World-renowned cosmologist to discuss the Big Bang in McDonnell Center lecture series

April 1, 2009 -- Mozart, Dohnanyi and Schumann Arianna String Quartet joined by Seth Carlin April 9

March 2009

March 31, 2009 -- Greek poetry as modern rap Classics professor presents Homeric poetry as performance art for the Assembly Series

March 27, 2009 -- "African American Literature Today" April 15 panel to discuss two new anthologies

March 27, 2009 -- 'A role model for our students' Teach For America founder Wendy Kopp to deliver Washington University's 148th Commencement address May 15

March 26, 2009 -- When a Woman Loves a Man Poet David Lehman to speak for Writing Program Reading Series April 2

March 23, 2009 -- Scholars to discuss provocative book, Against Intellectual Monopoly Economists and legal experts to discuss innovation during Center for Research on Innovation and Entrepreneurship conference April 2-3

March 23, 2009 -- National Champs Men repeat as Div. III champs, women fall short

March 20, 2009 -- Runway Projects: Sam Fox School to present 80th Annual Fashion Design Show March 29

March 20, 2009 -- Documentary filmmaker to visit campus Morgan Spurlock to "Super Size" at Assembly Series

March 19, 2009 -- Helen Clanton Morrin Lecture Tracy Davis to discuss performance theory April 1

March 19, 2009 -- "Unofficial Leningrad, 1961" Washington University and Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra Community Partnership Program to showcase post-Stalin music of Soviet Russia

March 19, 2009 -- Using nature's strengths for everyone's benefit Biomimicry at work

March 18, 2009 -- Diavolo Acclaimed Los Angeles dance company at Edison Theatre March 27 and 28

March 17, 2009 -- Overdrive PAD students present work at American College Dance Conference

March 16, 2009 -- Forest Park, Art Museum, and United Way receive cash prize Taylors mark a milestone in community support as recipients of the tenth Harris Award

March 16, 2009 -- New blood drive model proves effective Donations triple over past years

March 16, 2009 -- "The Intellectual's Dilemma" 2009 Callaloo Conference to explore African-American arts and letters

March 16, 2009 -- UN Across America program Current UN Ambassadors to hold a town hall meeting on "Food Security and Humanitarian Intervention" on March 24 at law school

March 16, 2009 -- Solving the Arch's Mathematical Mysteries How the Gateway Arch Got Its Shape

March 16, 2009 -- WUSTL flag lowered WUSTL flag at half-staff in honor of Anthony Olasov

March 12, 2009 -- Students are not the only ones who benefit from school-based tutoring Researchers Find Sustained Improvement in Health in Experience Corps Tutors Over 55

March 12, 2009 -- Namely, Muscles Claire Porter to present informal dance concert March 19

March 12, 2009 -- Love, blindness and Beatles Performing Arts Department debuts "Candlestick Park" March 26-29

March 12, 2009 -- American Indian Pow Wow March 28 in Field House Buder Center's American Indian Awareness Week begins March 23

March 12, 2009 -- March Madness WUSTL only NCAA Div. III school with men's, women's teams reaching 'sweet 16'

March 11, 2009 -- "Virginal, Viols, and Voice" Charles Metz brings rare instrument to Washington University March 22

March 5, 2009 -- Operatic score Washington University Opera to present Dominick Argento's "The Aspern Papers" March 20-21

March 3, 2009 -- "Step by step" Kenyan performance group Haba na Haba to visit WUSTL March 13-22

March 3, 2009 -- African Film Festival at Washington University March 23-26 Traveling Film Series to feature eight films from six nations

March 3, 2009 -- Violence and social order Research workshop explores social science of international development, March 24

March 2, 2009 -- Federal Budget and Tax Policy for a Sound Fiscal Future Leading scholars and U.S. policymakers to debate federal budget challenges March 20-21 at WUSTL

March 2, 2009 -- Obituary Paul Harvey, radio broadcasting pioneer, dies at 90

March 2, 2009 -- "American virtuoso of the short story" Fiction writer Lydia Davis to speak for Writing Program Reading Series March 17 and 19

February 2009

Feb. 25, 2009 -- Access to Equal Justice: Critical Perspectives on Court and Law Reform Conference to feature Jane Spinak, founder of the Child Advocacy Clinic, March 27

Feb. 25, 2009 -- New dean to guide College of Art Franklin "Buzz" Spector named dean of art in Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts

Feb. 24, 2009 -- The birth of Christianity Schäfer to give annual Cherrick Lecture in Jewish Studies

Feb. 24, 2009 -- "The Future of the Image" W.J.T. Mitchell to speak on visual culture March 2

Feb. 24, 2009 -- ENS test Washington University in St. Louis' Emergency Notification System to be tested March 2

Feb. 23, 2009 -- Can't hold a Super-TIGER down Origin of galactic cosmic rays focus of NASA grant

Feb. 23, 2009 -- Nanoscience pioneer explains new imaging techniques Alivisatos to speak on new technique for creating biological imaging tools

Feb. 23, 2009 -- WUSTL flag at half-staff Flag at half-staff in honor of Phyllis Rogier

Feb. 20, 2009 -- Well-versed Poet Brenda Shaughnessy to speak for Writing Program Reading Series March 5

Feb. 20, 2009 -- Turn to the tap Washington University in St. Louis ends sales of bottled water on campus

Feb. 19, 2009 -- Speaking frankly about race and identity in America A post-racial society? Students and faculty talk about race and identity for next Assembly Series

Feb. 16, 2009 -- Happy Birthday Dear George George Washington Panel Discussion

Feb. 16, 2009 -- Once upon a time... Fiction writer Kate Bernheimer to speak for Writing Program Reading Series Feb. 26

Feb. 13, 2009 -- Masterful musicians Ahn Trio to dazzle audiences Feb. 28 at Edison Theatre

Feb. 12, 2009 -- Happy Birthday! Campus celebrates George Washington Week

Feb. 12, 2009 -- William Gass obit

Feb. 10, 2009 -- Changes include four new programs; time & location Assembly Series announces changes, additions to its spring '09 lineup

Feb. 10, 2009 -- The Pleasures of Reading Janice Radway headlines IPH lecture series

Feb. 10, 2009 -- International volunteering and service in the 21st century Peace Corps acting director to speak Feb. 19

Feb. 9, 2009 -- Computer plays checkers with people Computer scientist explains how to beat humans at checkers

Feb. 6, 2009 -- Spring concerts take the stage Department of Music offers up jazz, opera, early music, orchestral works and a host of student recitals

Feb. 5, 2009 -- 'Green' building Danforth University Center is LEED Gold certified

Feb. 4, 2009 -- Cooperative effort University installs closed-circuit television system on Greenway Walk

Feb. 3, 2009 -- All that jazz Jazz at Holmes launches spring 2009 concert series

January 2009

Jan. 30, 2009 -- Flag of Finland flies high Celebrating the works of Finnish architect Eero Saarinen

Jan. 30, 2009 -- Get a job Career Fair brings 90 employers to Danforth Campus

Jan. 29, 2009 -- Become a part of the inaugural class New master of public health degree accepting applications

Jan. 28, 2009 -- Artist Lela Lee gets even by getting angry Creator of "Angry Little Asian Girl" series to give a talk for the Assembly Series

Jan. 27, 2009 -- Travel, research and debate reveal workings of EU to undergrads Business students take on European Union as a case study

Jan. 27, 2009 -- Innovative Entrepreneurship Education Award Named Course combining western civ with history of entrepreneurs is honored

Jan. 23, 2009 -- WUSTL ponders its calling Universities' role in democracy examined in Saturday seminar series, Feb. 7-28

Jan. 23, 2009 -- Kemper Presents Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum to open spring 2009 concert series Feb. 27

Jan. 23, 2009 -- Entrepreneurship in the Current Economy Good times coming for entrepreneurs?

Jan. 21, 2009 -- Wonderboy Joe Goode Performance Group at Edison Theatre Feb. 20 and 21

Jan. 21, 2009 -- 'Right mix of qualities, values and experience' Gary Wihl to become dean of faculty of Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis

Jan. 20, 2009 -- Architects and artists to speak Sam Fox School launches spring Public Lecture Series

Jan. 17, 2009 -- Obituary Herbert F. Hitzeman Jr., senior vice chancellor emeritus, 81

Jan. 16, 2009 -- WUSTL tuition Washington University in St. Louis announces 2009-10 tuition, fees, room and board

Jan. 15, 2009 -- Health insurance after job loss Expert discusses coverage options and the future of health insurance for the unemployed

Jan. 13, 2009 -- Obama the author African-American writing featured in books edited by Gerald Early

Jan. 13, 2009 -- On the Riverfront: Exhibition and symposium to explore St. Louis and the Gateway Arch

Jan. 12, 2009 -- Martin Luther King Jr. Day WUSTL to honor legacy of civil rights leader

Jan. 9, 2009 -- "War and emotion" Johannes von Moltke to launch Center for the Humanities Faculty Fellows' Series Jan. 27

Jan. 9, 2009 -- King Henry V and The Spy The Guthrie Theater & The Acting Company team up for two shows Feb. 13 and 14

Jan. 9, 2009 -- Public Interest Law & Policy series Law school's "Access to Justice" speaker series continues Jan. 23

Jan. 8, 2009 -- Blue Hour Poet Carolyn Forché to speak for Writing Program Reading Series Jan. 22

Jan. 7, 2009 -- Hamlet as teenager Performing Arts Department to present Shakespeare classic Feb. 13 to 22

Jan. 5, 2009 -- Photo booth helps people move beyond appearances Human Race Machine will provide unique way to discuss race and identity at Washington University

December 2008

Dec. 29, 2008 -- Obituary WUSTL benefactor Edith L. Wolff, 93

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