See below for full text of archived news releases from Washington University in St. Louis, including national news releases from the School of Medicine. Keyword searches of all news releases are possible by using the search at the top of the site navigation bar to the left........
May 2008
continued from the previous page |
May 14,
2008 -- An Important Message from the Chancellor
 Mark Wrighton addresses university's decision to award honorary degree to alumna Phyllis Schlafly


|
May 13,
2008 -- WUSTL statement
 Statement on Tuesday's protest over awarding of honorary degree to Phyllis Schlafly


|
May 13,
2008 -- New dean announcement
 Quatrano named interim dean of Arts & Sciences


|
May 13,
2008 -- Ralph Quatrano

|
May 8,
2008 -- Dome improvement
 School of Law installs canopy over courtyard


|
May 7,
2008 -- 'An extraordinary lawyer, teacher and scholar'
 Law professor Troy Paredes nominated to SEC


|
May 6,
2008 -- Lynne "Angel" Cooper Harvey
 Legendary news producer dies at 92


|
May 6,
2008 -- WUSTL statement
 Statement on Phyllis Schlafly's honorary degree


|
May 1,
2008 -- Quincy Jones among recipients
 Washington University to award six honorary degrees at 147th Commencement


|
May 1,
2008 -- Design/build
 Architecture students develop two projects in New Orleans


|
April 30,
2008 -- Excerpts from "What We Believe"
 Interesting stories and people from the Brown School


|
April 30,
2008 -- "What We Believe: A History of the George Warren Brown School of Social Work: 1909-2007"
 New book looks at nearly 100 years of social work at the University and in St. Louis


|
April 28,
2008 -- 'An amazing individual'
 Steve Fossett memorial service at Washington University May 1


|
April 25,
2008 -- WUSTL professor awarded Howard Crosby Warren Medal
 Roediger wins Warren Medal for contributions to experimental psychology


|
April 25,
2008 -- Blue-ribbon steering committee drafting international treaty
 Harris World Law Institute kicks off landmark Crimes Against Humanity Project


|
April 25,
2008 -- Flag lowered
 WUSTL Flag at half-staff in honor of Richard John Parvis


|
April 23,
2008 -- Olin Business School to present distinguished alumni awards
 Annual event includes presentation of the Olin Award


|
April 23,
2008 -- Fidelio etc.
 Washington University Opera presents "Opera Circus" May 2 and 3


|
April 23,
2008 -- Harriet Hosmer
 Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum to showcase pioneering sculptor May 2 to July 21 0


|
April 22,
2008 -- Catch That Train!
 Dan Zanes & Friends in concert at Edison Theatre May 10


|
April 22,
2008 -- Did you know?
 Interesting facts about the George Warren Brown School of Social Work


|
April 18,
2008 -- Food for thought
 Naming contest opens for new dining venues


|
April 18,
2008 -- Four area non-profits garner prizes totaling $110,000
 WUSTL's Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition winners have an artistic bent


|
April 17,
2008 -- Chancellor's Concert
 Annual performance to feature music of Respighi, Borodin and Dvorák April 27


|
April 15,
2008 -- "Remember the Past. Imagine the Future. Celebrate Today."
 Social work to present 2008 Distinguished Alumni Awards on April 30


|
April 14,
2008 -- Flag lowered
 WUSTL Flag at half-staff in honor of Eric van Cleve


|
April 14,
2008 -- Biology is destiny?
 Fisher explains crazy little thing called love


|
April 10,
2008 -- WUSTL Association of Women Faculty to present program and panel on world sustainability
 International environmental expert Peter Raven to talk on the importance of biodiversity


|
April 10,
2008 -- Rigoletto and roll
 East Village Opera Company at Edison Theatre May 2


|
April 9,
2008 -- An expert on race relations
 Poussaint to speak on tolerance and diversity


|
April 9,
2008 -- Olin programs benefit Bunge executives
 New Bunge classroom and Bunge scholarship reflect support, partnership with WUSTL


|
April 9,
2008 -- "Honoring Our Native Veterans and All Those Who Serve"
 Images from Washington University's 18th annual Pow Wow on April 5


|
April 9,
2008 -- Obituary
 Merle Kling, Ph.D., 89; former provost, vice chancellor, dean and professor


|
April 8,
2008 -- ARCHITECT Magazine
 Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design ranked 5th in nation


|
April 7,
2008 -- March dance madness
 Students take top honors at ACDFA regional conference


|
April 7,
2008 -- 2008 Steedman Fellowship
 Sam Fox School announces winner of international design competition


|
April 7,
2008 -- The Lion and the Jewel
 PAD to present Wole Soyinka classic April 18 to 27


|
April 7,
2008 -- Business research in practice
 Washington University in St. Louis awards first Olin Award for most applicable research


|
April 4,
2008 -- WUSTL announces provost
 Edward S. Macias named provost, will step down as dean


|
April 4,
2008 -- Tale of Genji
 Campus celebrates 1000th anniversary of 'world's first novel,' April 18


|
April 4,
2008 -- Continuing the tradition
 Come together, create wonder at Thurtene Carnival April 12-13


|
April 2,
2008 -- The Barbizon School
 Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum to explore 19th-century landscape painting May 2 to July 21


|
April 1,
2008 -- Bowersock to give the Biggs Lecture
 Ancient history scholar Glen Bowersock to speak on 'Globalization in Late Antiquity'


|
April 1,
2008 -- Breaking News
 Irish poet and novelist Ciaran Carson to read from work April 14


|
April 1,
2008 -- Creative Achievement Award
 Peter MacKeith receives national ACSA teaching honors


|
March 31,
2008 -- A return to WUSTL
 MSNBC's Chris Matthews to deliver Washington University's Commencement address May 16


|
March 28,
2008 -- New rankings
 Nineteen WUSTL graduate, professional programs in U.S. News' top 10


|
March 27,
2008 -- The Book for My Brother
 Poets Tomaž alamun and Brian Henry to read from work April 3


|
March 27,
2008 -- Lalo and Schubert
 Washington University's Eliot Trio to present annual concert April 10


|
March 27,
2008 -- Wee reads
 Miniature book exhibition opens at WUSTL


|
March 26,
2008 -- Italian Film Festival
 Free screenings of six recent films April 4 to 19


|
March 25,
2008 -- Healthy plant life = healthy world
 Soltis to speak on importance of plant biodiversity


|
March 25,
2008 -- "West Bank Story" film parodies "West Side Story"
 Ari Sandel presents the Palestinian-Israeli conflict as a musical comedy


|
March 25,
2008 -- Spend an "Afternoon with Calvin Trillin"
 Musings from a writer: Calvin Trillin on life, work, politics, and food


|
March 24,
2008 -- Concert cancellation
 Concet by Imrat Khan cancelled due to injury


|
March 24,
2008 -- 18th annual Pow Wow April 5
 American Indian Awareness Week events begin March 31


|
March 21,
2008 -- Hail to the chancellor
 Chancellor Wrighton honored as Citizen of the Year


|
March 21,
2008 -- USA Today editor on rebooting America
 Rebooting America: News for a new generation


|
March 20,
2008 -- 2008 McDonnell lecture
 Space scientist Flanagan to speak on Webb Telescope


|
March 19,
2008 -- Ustad Imrat Khan
 World-renowned sitar player to present concert of Indian classical music March 29


|
March 19,
2008 -- Saint Louis Fashion Week
 Sam Fox School to present 79th Annual Fashion Design Show March 30


|
March 17,
2008 -- Poetic justice
 Poet Mary Jo Bang wins National Book Critics Circle Award in poetry


|
March 17,
2008 -- Innovation in business education
 New healthcare management major offered at Olin Business School


|
March 13,
2008 -- Young Choreographers Showcase
 Dance concert to feature seven original works March 28 to 30


|
March 12,
2008 -- Burnell reflects on pulsars and being a pioneer
 British astronomer Jocelyn Bell Burnell reflects on the process of scientific discovery and being a pioneer


|
March 10,
2008 -- African Film Festival at Washington University March 27-30
 Film Series to feature eight films from eight different nations


|
March 10,
2008 -- Cloudless
 Susan Marshall & Company at Edison Theatre March 28 and 29


|
March 7,
2008 -- Utility construction
 Portion of Shepley Drive to close week of March 10


|
March 7,
2008 -- Opening bell
 Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and McDonnell Scholars to ring Wall Street's opening bell March 10


|
March 6,
2008 -- March 25 program kicks off humanities series
 Carl Phillips and the 'Art of Restlessness'


|
March 6,
2008 -- The art of forgetfullness
 Art & science of brain function is focus of WUSTL researchers' dialogue with artist Deborah Aschheim, March 20


|
March 6,
2008 -- Online debut
 Regional higher education recruitment consortium unveils employment Web site


|
March 5,
2008 -- The business of sports
 All-star line-up to teach new sports management class at the Olin Business School


|
Feb. 29,
2008 -- Spring break vehicle storage information

|
Feb. 28,
2008 -- Better teachers?
 Proposed Missouri bill might have opposite effect, says expert


|
Feb. 28,
2008 -- The Experience of Blackness
 Sam Fox School of host architecture and art symposium March 6


|
Feb. 26,
2008 -- Engineering announcement
 Engineering dean announces her intention to step down


|
Feb. 22,
2008 -- Civil rights & science at Assembly Series
 Programs to feature Charles Ogletree and Philip Clayton


|
Feb. 22,
2008 -- Major Moot Court victory
 Law students win Jessup Super-Regional crown, advance to International Rounds


|
Feb. 22,
2008 -- Morphosis
 Pritzker Prize-winner Thom Mayne to speak for Architecture Lecture Series March 3


|
Feb. 21,
2008 -- Planning ahead
 Volunteers needed for public health drill at WUSTL


|
Feb. 21,
2008 -- Quartet for the End of Time
 Washington University and Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra Community Partnership Program to celebrate music of Olivier Messiaen March 3


|
Feb. 20,
2008 -- Making education more accessible
 WUSTL to expand financial aid for low-income families


|
Feb. 19,
2008 -- Taking international legal education to the next level
 Washington University School of Law launches unique Transnational Law Program


|
Feb. 15,
2008 -- Obituary
 Jarvis A. Thurston, 93; professor of English


|
Feb. 14,
2008 -- Knots
 Irish dance company CoisCéim at Edison Theatre Feb. 29 and March 1


|
Feb. 13,
2008 -- Lizzie Borden
 Washington University Opera to present infamous tale Feb. 22 and 23


|
Feb. 12,
2008 -- Victory in Mumbai
 Washington University law students win international Moot Court crown


|
Feb. 11,
2008 -- Flag lowered
 WUSTL flag at half-staff in honor of John Zaborszky


|
Feb. 7,
2008 -- Kemper Presents
 Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum to host local concerts throughout spring


|
Feb. 7,
2008 -- Entrepreneurship is alive and well
 Two business startups collect $75,000 in seed funding at the 10th annual Olin Cup Competition


|
Feb. 7,
2008 -- She Stoops to Conquer
 PAD to present 18th century classic Feb. 22 to March 2


|
Feb. 6,
2008 -- Flag lowered
 WUSTL flag at half-staff in honor of Jarvis Thurston


|
Feb. 6,
2008 -- Missouri earthquake awareness month
 Seminar to address ways to lessen earthquake damage


|
Feb. 4,
2008 -- Japanese Film Festival
 Washington University to present two recent films Feb. 15 and 16


|
Feb. 1,
2008 -- Sexual responsibility week lecture
 "Loveline with Dr. Drew"


|
Feb. 1,
2008 -- The vitality of Iranian life
 "Jasmine and Stars: Reading More than Lolita in Tehran"


|
Jan. 30,
2008 -- Carnegie International
 Curator Douglas Fogle to speak at Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum Feb. 15


|
Jan. 30,
2008 -- "Sacred Funk"
 The Campbell Brothers and Louisiana Blues Throwdown at Edison Theatre Feb. 15


|
Jan. 28,
2008 -- Art talks
 Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum to present series of discussions Feb. 7 to 9


|
Jan. 25,
2008 -- 2008 Faculty Fellows
 Jane Maienschein to launch Center for the Humanities Faculty Fellows' Series Feb. 5-6


|
Jan. 25,
2008 -- 'A resource for faculty and staff'
 Washington University names director of federal relations


|
Jan. 24,
2008 -- Whitesides ponders the origin of life
 Harvard professor George Whitesides ponders new ideas in chemistry and the origin of life


|
Jan. 24,
2008 -- European Union expansion discussed at mock-parliament
 Continental tour culminates with business undergraduates' debate in Brussels


|
Jan. 22,
2008 -- Dealing with bioethical dilemmas
 Leon Kass explores the human implications of medical breakthroughs


|
Jan. 22,
2008 -- SLSO concert features sounds of whales and train whistles
 Unique modern compositions highlight the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra's concert for the Assembly Series


|
Jan. 18,
2008 -- WUSTL tuition
 Washington University announces 2008-09 tuition, fees, room and board


|
Jan. 16,
2008 -- WUSTL in the News
 A note to subscribers of WUSTL in the News


|
Jan. 16,
2008 -- Sex, civil rights and science at Series
 Assembly Series' spring schedule begins Jan. 25 with Derrick Bell


|
Jan. 16,
2008 -- Flag lowered
 WUSTL flag at half-staff in honor of Dr. Margo Skinner


|
Jan. 15,
2008 -- Improv, Italian style...
 Kingsbury Ensemble and Project Improv * St. Louis bring commedia dell'arte to Washington University Jan. 26 and 27


|
Jan. 15,
2008 -- Helen Clanton Morrin Lecture
 Joseph Roach to discuss Shakespearean romance Jan. 28


|
Jan. 15,
2008 -- Places in the World a Woman Could Walk
 Author Janet Kauffman to speak for Writing Program Reading Series Feb. 7


|
Jan. 15,
2008 -- Black Box
 Poet Erin Belieu to speak for Writing Program Reading Series Jan. 24


|
Jan. 14,
2008 -- Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy honored
 WUSTL to host several celebrations


|
Jan. 14,
2008 -- WeCar debuts
 Washington University, Enterprise Rent-A-Car offer car-sharing program


|
Jan. 14,
2008 -- On the Margins
 Exhibition at Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum to explore effects of war and disaster in contemporary art Feb. 8 to April 21


|
Jan. 14,
2008 -- MLK Day 2008 - Actualizing MLK's vision
 "Financial Freedom Seminar: Achieving Economic Independence Through Education" Feb. 2 at the School of Social Work


|
Jan. 11,
2008 -- Public interest law and policy
 School of Law's 10th annual 'Access to justice' speaker series continues on Jan. 22


|
Jan. 9,
2008 -- Law professor named Malawi's Chief Advisor to the President
 Peter Mutharika, author of the forthcoming book, "Foreign Investment Security in Sub-Saharan Africa," also named the Charles Nagel Professor of International and Comparative Law


|