Faculty
WU alum is among the dead in Alabama college shooting
Adriel Johnson, 52, graduated from Washington University in 1979 and continued to have an impact on the lives of the individuals he encountered until the day he died. Johnson, an associate professor of biology from Tuskegee, Ala., was one of three professors killed in Friday’s shootings at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH).
Former dean of engineering dies at 60
Christopher I. Byrnes, a former dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Washington University, died earlier this week in Stockholm, Sweden.
Study examines link between genetics and cancer
Washington University has undertaken an unprecedented study of cancer tumors with the help of St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in an effort to pinpoint genetic mutations that play a role in causing cancer.
Richard Wilson and the Genomics Sequencing Center at the University are handling the sequencing of all 600 tumor samples that will be studied during the three-year project. The first few tumors are already being analyzed.
Hindi-Urdu instructor receives grant for South Asian languages curriculum
Not everyone can afford to take language courses at a prestigious university or has the time to be enrolled in such courses. So some turn to online language programs to learn something new.
Former ArtSci Dean Ralph Quatrano named dean of engineering school
For the first time in recent history, the former dean of Arts & Sciences is the dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science.
Biology professor Ralph Quatrano was named the dean of the School of Engineering on Friday afternoon.
Former UK Prime Minister addresses Olin MBAs
On Tuesday, Sir John Major, former U.K. prime minister, came to speak to Olin Business School MBA students in a session about leadership as part of the MBA “Creating Exceptional Value” course co-taught by former Emerson CEO Chuck Knight and Olin professor Anjan Thakor.
Helping Haiti heal
While in Haiti conducting research, Washington University Assistant Professor of Social Work Lora Iannotti was caught in the earthquake that left an estimated 200,000 people dead.In addition to working with Meds and Foods for Kids, Iannotti was also working with the Children’s Nutritional Program of Haiti to find preventative measures for malnutrition, particularly for children under the age of 5. Her team was stationed in Leogane, Haiti, which was closer to the epicenter of the earthquake than the capital, Port-au-Prince.
International design competition to rebuild Arch grounds by 2015
In 2015, a newly designed modern park will showcase a St. Louis historic icon: the Gateway Arch. A 10-month international design competition that started in December 2009 will select a winning architectural design among portfolios submitted by professionals around the country and the world.
In tough economic times, professors face salary freeze
Despite the slow improvement in the economy, professors at Washington University are feeling the crunch of a decreased endowment. Although the endowment increased by roughly 13 percent from July 1 to the end of November, the administration voted to reduce spending by 4 percent.
University receives $30 million gift to establish religious and politics center
The University announced this morning that it received a $30 million endowment gift from the Danforth Foundation to establish a center for religion and politics on campus.
Set to open in January 2010, the center will examine the role of religion in American political discourse.
Five new faculty members to be given endowed professorships will be recruited [...]
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