The View From Here 9.30.19

September 30, 2019

Maleeha Ahmad hands an infant doll to an individual. — Maleeha Ahmad (right) of Flourish St. Louis, teaches people about the proper, healthy way to put infants to sleep. She had a resource table at the Medical Campus Diversity Resource Fair and Community Block Party on Sept. 13 at Ellen S. Clark Hope Plaza. (Photo: Matt Miller/School of Medicine)

Erin Stamp stands behind a table and talks to people at the Diversity Fair. — Erin Stampp, a diversity, equity and inclusion leader at the School of Medicine, engages people on Sept. 13 at the Medical Campus Diversity Resource Fair and Community Block Party at Ellen S. Clark Hope Plaza. (Photo: Matt Miller/School of Medicine)

Five sports business panelists share their experiences on stage. — Patrick Rishe (left), director of the sports business program at Olin Business School and organizer of the “Night of the Champions” event Sept. 18, moderates a panel that includes (second from left) Chris Zimmerman, of the St. Louis Blues; Teresa Resch, of the Toronto Raptors; Scott Pioli, former Kansas City Chiefs general manager; Robyn Glaser, of The Kraft Group, which owns and operates the Patriots; and Mike Girsch, general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals. (Photo: Sarah Carmody)

Marco Colonna adresses a group about alzheimers on stage. — Marco Colonna, MD, at the School of Medicine, talks about Alzheimer’s research at the inaugural Needleman Symposium on Sept. 17 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center on the Medical Campus. (Photo: Matt Miller/School of Medicine)

Social Policy Institute launch-audience — During the Social Policy Institute’s launch event Sept. 24, Pamela Chan, associate director, leads an audience engagement activity in Hillman Hall. (Photo: Danny Reise/Washington University)

Social Policy Institute launch — Director Michal Grinstein-Weiss shares the vision for the Social Policy Institute during its launch event Sept. 24 in Hillman Hall’s Clark-Fox Forum. (Photo: Danny Reise/Washington University)

Dean David Perlmutter embraces Philip Needleman on stage. — David H. Perlmutter, MD (right), dean of the School of Medicine, thanks Philip Needleman, a former department head at the school, at the inaugural Needleman Symposium on Sept. 17 on the Medical Campus. The Needlemans recently made a $15 million commitment to the school to support research. (Photo: Matt Miller/School of Medicine)

Martin-pitching practice — Chancellor Andrew Martin (right) practices pitching with a Washington University baseball coach ahead of WashU Night at the Ballpark, which was held Sept. 27. (Photo: James Byard/Washington University)

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