Month: April 2023

Sarah Del Carmen Camacho, a senior studying global studies and education in Arts & Sciences, has been selected to join the James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Thurtene Carnival, the nation’s oldest and largest student-run carnival, returns to Washington University this weekend. The event will feature thrill rides, fair food, carnival games and student performances.

Thurtene Carnival, the nation’s oldest and largest student-run carnival, returns to Washington University this weekend. Hours are 4-8 p.m. Friday, April 14, and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 15 and 16.

Faculty from Arts & Sciences, the McKelvey School of Engineering and the School of Medicine received seed grants and other funding from the Taylor Geospatial Institute totaling more than $950,000. The grants are designed to encourage collaborative research and provide resources to advance geospatial science through innovative projects.

Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

Edward McPherson, an associate professor of English in Arts & Sciences, has won a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship.

Researchers at the School of Medicine have found a creative way to make a vaccine for norovirus, the leading cause of foodborne infections, by piggybacking on rotavirus, an unrelated virus for which there are already several highly effective vaccines.

Monty Moran, the former co-CEO at Chipotle Mexican Grill as well as a lawyer, author, pilot and filmmaker, will deliver the annual Brauer Lecture on Thursday, April 13.

The 2023 Day of Dialogue and Action event takes place April 27 at Emerson Auditorium in Knight Hall on the Danforth Campus. All WashU faculty, staff and students are welcome.

William Pickard, a senior professor of electrical and systems engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering, died March 9 in Portland, Ore., after a short illness. He was a faculty member for more than 50 years.