The View From Here 2.5.18

February 5, 2018

Students talking — Top math students from across the nation attended the Field of Dreams Conference hosted by Washington University late last year. Here, participants Jane Redding and Rafael Ceja learn more about graduate education in mathematics and related fields at Washington University. Read more about a past conference in The Source. (Photo: Sid Hastings/Washington University)

blockchain panel discussion — A panel discussion on Blockchain and its role in emerging financial technologies was held Jan. 18 in the Knight Executive Education Center at Olin Business School. Participants included Ed Corno, chief technology leader at IBM, David Andolfatto, vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and moderator Panos Kouvelis, director of Olin’s Boeing Center for Supply Chain Innovation. (Photo: The Boeing Center)

Black Anthology's "1:05" — The student-run Black Anthology, an annual show that celebrates African-American culture, presented the play “1:05” Jan. 26 and 27 in Edison Theatre. (Photo: Jerry Naunheim Jr./Washington University)

east end construction work — Construction workers began final preparation of the parking garage deck Jan. 19 before the start of pouring concrete on the east end construction site. (Photo: Joe Angeles/Washington University)

ABC News talks to students — ABC News journalist Amna Nawaz (left) interviews junior Clayton Covington at the Danforth University Center before the State of the Union address Jan. 30. The ABC News crew was on campus to hear from students watching the president’s speech. (Photo: Whitney Curtis/Washington University)

students skiing — Students Sandra Suarez (left), Miles Charles and Courtney Chan hit the slopes at Hidden Valley. The night skiing and tubing trip was part of WashU Rec’s Bear Adventures series.

women and the university presidency panel — About 40 members of the university’s Association of Women Faculty and the Academic Women’s Network gathered Jan. 19 at the Knight Executive Education Center for a panel discussion on “Women and the University Presidency.” Tonya Edmond (right), of the Brown School, oversaw the discussion with panelists Beth Stroble (left), president of Webster University, and Elmira Mangum, former president of Florida A&M University. (Photo: Gail Boker)

students take part in Laskey charrette — Sophomore architecture students participate in the Laskey Charrette design challenge Jan. 28. The charrette is presented annually by Studio L in collaboration with the Sam Fox School. See more images on the school’s Facebook page. Facebook page. (Photo: Whitney Curtis/Washington University)

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