Several executive committees are questioning the allocation decisions of the Student Union Executive Council after the council proposed cutting their budgets for the coming year.
Some of the funding changes were made because Student Union (SU) set aside funds for several causes that would have otherwise gone to student groups, including programming surrounding the vice presidential debate next fall that required funds.
Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine have spent four years working to determine what effects a specific protein can have on Alzheimer’s brain plaques, a key risk factor for the disease.
An estimated five million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s, a disease that destroys brain cells and causes people to develop memory and behavior problems.
Prospective freshmen check in at the start of Multicultural Weekend on the first floor of Mudd Dormitory. Multicultural Weekend, an opportunity for admitted students to visit and evaluate the University and participate in programs focused on diversity, began Thursday, April 11 and will last until Sunday, April 14.
An e-mail scam commonly known as phishing has hit numerous universities in the past few weeks targeting thousands of computer users, including many at Washington University.
Phishing refers to a scheme in which hackers send an e-mail that appears to the recipient to be from a legitimate source.
Researchers often have a difficult time finding a market for their new ideas, facing time constraints and having little training in how to advertise their findings. The Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Olin Business School recently received a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to solve that problem with funding for the Innovation Acceleration Partnership, a program which will train people to work with researchers trying to market their ideas.
With college costs on the rise, finding ways to pay for secondary education has become harder with three major banks announcing they will not offer any new federally-subsidized student loans.
HSBC Bank USA, M&T Bank Corp. and TCF Financial Corp. all announced that they will not offer federally subsidized student loans, also known as Stafford Loans.
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As a result of Washington University’s refusal to allow Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama to speak on campus, University students recently formed the Student Civic Initiative (SCI).
This new group has developed a plan to promote civic engagement on campus.
Several students at Washington University will have the opportunity to learn about the business side of sports, courtesy of a new class in sports management offered at the Olin Business School.
Todd Milbourn, professor of finance, and Seth Abraham, former CEO of Time Warner Sports, will teach the course.
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