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| | Quatrano named interim dean of Arts & Sciences  Ralph S. Quatrano, Ph.D., the Spencer T. Olin Professor and chair of the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences, has been named interim dean of the faculty of Arts & Sciences, effective July 1, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. Platypus genome holds clues to mammalian evolution An international consortium of scientists, led by the School of Medicine, has decoded the genome of the platypus, showing its peculiar features in its DNA.
University endowment provides for future while funding present To provide for the future, universities must be managed with an eye toward balancing the current requirements of students with the needs of those who will walk the same pathways hundreds of years in the future. To do that, it is essential that an institution like Washington University have a significant endowment.
Staff Day 2008 offers an array of activities Prize drawings, golf and campus tours are just a few of the many activities offered at Staff Day May 19, a day-long celebration organized by the Office of Human Resources to recognize Danforth Campus staff members and show the University's appreciation for their work throughout the year.
New Orleans is the site of architecture student projects Over the last several months, a group of architecture students have designed two projects to help rebuild neighborhoods and communities in New Orleans. Haley conference to draw scholars from around the world Top comparative law scholars from around the world will gather at the School of Law for "Law in Japan: A Celebration of the Works of John Owen Haley" Friday and Saturday, May 9-10, in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom of Anheuser-Busch Hall. | |
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