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Cook, deliver and serve through Campus Kitchen
Bam! After baking eggplant parmesan, boiling greens and dicing melon, a group of Washington University students delivered food to The Shalom House—a special needs women’s shelter—and spent an afternoon eating and playing Jenga with the residents last Saturday. This event was not a one-day volunteering endeavor. On the contrary, the event marked the inauguration of the University’s newly founded chapter of Campus Kitchen.
HIV infections age the brain abnormally, study finds
HIV infections can age the brain by up to 15 to 20 years, according to an article published in February in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Wash. U. whiz wins on ‘Jeopardy!’
Who is appearing on “Jeopardy!” Monday afternoon? Nick Yozamp, a junior biology major at Washington University. The pre-med is representing Washington University in “Jeopardy!”
Mental lapses are early signs of Alzheimer’s, study finds
Episodes of undue daytime somnolence, staring spells, diminished awareness of surroundings and incoherent or illogical thoughts may be signs of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published on Jan. 19 in the journal Neurology.
Tenure-track faculty positions decrease in US
With the recent financial recession, job security everywhere has become a scarcity—even in academia. As recently reported in The New York Times, 75 percent of college instructors were full-time tenured or tenure-track professors in 1960, but only 27 percent are today.
Chancellor Wrighton on endowment, ethics, race and clean coal
Student Life conducted an interview with Chancellor Mark Wrighton after the most recent quarterly meeting of the board of directors on Friday. The discussion involved a review of major events that occurred during the semester.
WU/FUSED student survey finds socioeconomic diversity lacking
The average household income of a Washington University undergraduate student is around $180,000, according to a recent survey of 520 undergraduates conducted by Washington University Students for Undergraduate Socioeconomic Diversity.
The rising price of university presidents
The median compensation of private university presidents increased 5.5 percent in the 2007-2008 fiscal year, up to $627,750, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education’s annual executive compensation survey. The survey’s data came from federal tax documents released before the economic downturn. In light of the economy, many private university presidents have frozen their salaries or, in the case of Washington University Chancellor Mark Wrighton, taken voluntary pay cuts.
US diplomat addresses war crimes
Stephen J. Rapp, recently appointed U.S. ambassador at large for war crimes issues, came to Washington University on Monday to lecture about accountability in international war crimes. His talk, titled “Can International Justice Meet the Demand for Accountability?”, attracted many law school students and faculty members.
SU creating online portal to integrate student apps
To improve access to technological resources, Student Union plans to create a centralized online student portal that will integrate WebSTAC, Telesis, The Link, Blackboard, Ares and other online student applications.
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