Mario Cuomo to keynote Goldfarb Hall dedicationMario Cuomo, former New York governor and progressive mainstay of the Democratic Party, will provide the keynote address when the George Warren Brown School of Social Work dedicates its newly constructed Alvin J. Goldfarb Hall Friday, May 1. Nearly 500 of the school's faculty, staff, students and invited guests are expected to turn out for the lecture, which will be delivered during a formal dedication ceremony honoring Goldfarb and other significant donors to the school's building campaign. During his 12 years at the helm of one of the nation's most-populous states, Cuomo established New York as a leader in responding to a range of social crises sweeping the nation.He created the country's most extensive drug treatment network, its largest program of housing assistance for the homeless, a nationally recognized plan for AIDS prevention and treatment and tough but constructive new approaches to criminal justice, particularly in the area of drug-related crime. |
 José Rodriguez (left) and José Chavez of Top Care Inc., the University's lawn service contractor, lower a pink dogwood into the ground in front of the Women's Building Friday, April 24 --Arbor Day. A number of trees were planted on campus last week in honor of Arbor Day and Earth Week. |
WU is mission control for Fossett's August tripAdventurer Steve Fossett has announced that he will make his fourth attempt to circumnavigate the Earth by balloon in August from Mendoza, Argentina. Fossett was in Stamford, Conn., Saturday evening, April 25, to receive the "Pilot of the Year Award" from the International Order of Characters (IOC), a group of distinguished aviation personalities, when he announced his plans. |
Reducing teen HIV is GWB project goalAs if troubled teen-agers in foster care didn't have enough problems already, research shows that family instability, home disruptions and mental health problems often place these adolescents at an especially high risk of HIV infection. Changing teen behavior can be an incredible challenge, but students and faculty of the George Warren Brown School of Social Work will try to do just that this summer as they team with the Independent Living Program of the Missouri Division of Family Services to test a novel HIV prevention program among 430 teens in St. Louis County foster care programs. |
Arts and Sciences gives first alumni awards | |
Arts and Sciences at Washington University is holding an inaugural event to celebrate the achievements of alumni and special friends at 4 p.m. Friday, May 15, in Ridgley Hall's Holmes Lounge. Five alumni who have attained distinction in their academic or professional careers and have demonstrated service to their communities and to the University will receive the first annual Arts and Sciences Distinguished Alumni awards. The Dean's Medal will be awarded to William H. Danforth, chairman of the Board of Trustees, for his dedication and service to Arts and Sciences. The five alumni being honored are Judith Spector Aronson, A.B. '48, Ph.D. '67; Kenneth L. Fox, A.B. '38; Earle H. Harbison Jr., A.B. '48; John P. Heinz, A.B. '58; and Marvin E. Levin, A.B. '47, M.D. '51. "Arts and Sciences alumni all over the globe are engaged in an enormous variety of interesting occupations and activities," said Edward S. Macias, Ph.D., executive vice chancellor and dean of Arts and Sciences. "We have created this new Distinguished Alumni Award to recognize and honor just a few of our many graduates and special friends who have made outstanding contributions to the world in which we live. We are delighted to highlight their splendid achievements, and we look forward to honoring many more of our Arts and Sciences alumni and friends in the years to come." | |
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