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Feb. 21, 2008
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China's Water Warriors: Citizen Action and Policy Change

The Chinese government's recent decision to scrap controversial plans for a huge dam at Tiger Leaping Gorge on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River represents a milestone for growing grassroots political movements in China, said Andrew C. Mertha, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science in Arts & Sciences, in his upcoming book on the politics behind China's epic dam-building campaign.

Thurston, professor emeritus of English, 93

Jarvis Thurston, Ph.D., professor emeritus of English and former chair of Washington University's Department of English in Arts & Sciences, died Feb. 4 of heart disease at his home in University City. He was 93.

Introducing new faculty members

Elizabeth Brunt, M.D.,
Dengfeng Cao, M.D., Ph.D.,
Nabeel R. Yaseen, M.D., Ph.D.

Of note

Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan, Ph.D.,
D. Craig Allred, M.D.,
Todd Braver, Ph.D.,
and more ...

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