The View From Here 10.4.19

October 4, 2019

inauguration symposium — Bettina Drake, professor at the School of Medicine, explains her research on cancer prevention and reducing cancer disparities during a faculty symposium held Oct. 3 in Emerson Auditorium ahead of Chancellor Andrew Martin’s inauguration later that day. (Photo: Jerry Naunheim Jr./Washington University)

inauguration symposium — Brown School Dean Mary McKay (left) visits with Michal Grinstein-Weiss, professor at the Brown School, and Nancy Staudt, dean of the School of Law, during a break in the inauguration symposium in Knight Hall. (Photo: Jerry Naunheim Jr./Washington University)

inauguration day-Martins — Chancellor Andrew Martin and his wife, Stephanie, walk hand in hand through campus amid a series of events Oct. 3 leading up to his inauguration as the university’s 15th chancellor. (Photo: Joe Angeles/Washington University)

inauguration-Medical Campus visit — Medical Campus employees cheer during Chancellor Andrew Martin’s visit for a lunchtime interview session Oct. 3 with Dean David Perlmutter at the Eric P. Newman Education Center. (Photo: Matt Miller/School of Medicine)

Martin inauguration — Chancellor Andrew Martin speaks during his inauguration ceremony after welcoming remarks from members of the faculty, staff, students and alumni. (Photo: Jerry Naunheim Jr./Washington University)

More than a dozen illustrators, photographers, graphic designers and copy editors from the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts’ new MFA in Illustration and Visual Culture program as well as the undergraduate Communication Design program provided on-site reportage throughout inauguration day.

Martin-Stanley Cup — As a surprise after his inauguration, Chancellor Andrew Martin (right)and his family got a moment with the Stanley Cup, which the hometown St. Louis Blues won in June. Mary and Tom Stillman, chairman of the Blues, brought the cup to campus. (Photo: Jerry Naunheim Jr./Washington University)

Students take selfies with the Stanley Cup during the celebration of Chancellor Martin’s inauguration Oct. 3. (Photo: Devon Hill/Washington University)

chancellors with charter — Chancellor Andrew D. Martin (left) holds the university’s charter along with Chancellors Emeriti Mark S. Wrighton and William H. Danforth and Andrew E. Newman (right), chair of the Board of Trustees. (Photo: Joe Angeles/Washington University)

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