Honored: Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton (right), law school Dean Joel Seligman, J.D., (left), the Ethan A. H. Shepley University Professor, and John F. McDonnell, chairman of the University Board of Trustees, congratulate John Owen Haley,, LL.B., LL.M., (center), and his wife Karin Haley on Haley's installation as the Wiley B. Rutledge Professor of Law Monday, Sept. 18. The chair is named in memory of Rutledge, shown in the portrait, who served as the law school's dean and a U. S. Supreme Court Justice. |
Birthplace of the StarsDust gives glimpse of solar system's historyWashington University researchers studying interplanetary dust particles (IDPs) have recently discovered deuterium/hydrogen (D/H) ratios in the particles reaching an unprecedented 50 times the terrestrial value. These observations indicate that cluster IDPs, or microscopic fragments of comets and asteroids, represent the most primitive solar system material available for laboratory analysis. The dust particles, collected in the upper atmosphere by NASA aircraft, contain remnants of materials that existed during the formation of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago. By studying these complex particles, scientists hope to gain insight into the history --and the prehistory --of the solar system. |
Looking ahead; GWB celebrates past by moving into future"Framing Social Work Agendas for the Future" is the theme of a practice-oriented scholarly conference Oct. 6-7 to mark the George Warren Brown School of Social Work's 75th anniversary. The conference will take place in conjunction with the school's alumni banquet and other events commemorating its long battle for social justice. "The George Warren Brown community has earned the right to celebrate with pride the accomplishments of its faculty, staff, students and alumni," said Dean Shanti Khinduka, Ph.D. "In its distinguished history, the school has contributed greatly to social work research, education and community service."
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Famed scholar Huston Smith to speakHuston Smith, widely regarded as one of the most eminent authorities on the history of religions, kicks off a series of three lectures sponsored by the Religious Studies Program in Arts & Sciences Oct. 2. Smith, who is best known for his book "The World's Religions," will speak on "Spirituality in the New Millennium" at 11 a.m. in Graham Chapel. The lecture is free and open to the public. Smith will follow with a student lecture, titled "Huston Smith's Spiritual Journey," at 2:30 p.m. in the Women's Building Lounge. "The World's Religions" was originally published in 1958 as "The Religions of Man," and remains one of the most widely used college textbooks on religion. It has been translated into 12 languages, selling over 2 million copies. Smith also has authored six other books on psychology, religion and philosophy --most recently one titled "Beyond the Post-modern Mind." |
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Where: Graham Chapel When: 11 a.m. Oct. 4 Admission: Free and open to the public |
Author Ruthellen Josselson keynoting Olin ConferenceRuthellen Josselson, author and psychologist, will deliver the keynote address for the University's annual Olin Conference, titled "Woman to Woman: Women's Relationships as Friends and At Work." The keynote address, part of the Assembly Series, will take place at 11 a.m. Oct. 4 in Graham Chapel. The lecture is free and open to the public. Josselson is the author of "Revising Herself: The Story of Women's Identity From College to Midlife," a longitudinal study of women's growth based on intensive interviews, and "The Space Between Us: Exploring the Dimensions of Human Relationships," a phenomenological study of how people connect with one another over a lifetime.
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'Literary St. Louis' debuts-guide to St. Louis lettersBy Liam OttenSt. Louis is awash in literary history. Kate Chopin and T.S. Eliot were born here; West Point classmates Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman --dedicated memoirists both --were posted at Jefferson Barracks; Tennessee Williams graduated from University City High School and took playwriting classes at Washington University.And while Mark Twain's career as a riverboat pilot is familiar territory, perhaps less widely known is Theodore Dreiser's stint as drama critic for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Or the Shaw neighborhood apartment where "Joy of Cooking" author Irma Rombauer began to entertain. Or the courthouse steps where the bankrupted Evening Dispatch newspaper was auctioned for a mere $2,500 to a young, would-be publisher named Joseph Pulitzer. |
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