Mark D. West, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at WashU, delivers an Assembly Series lecture titled “An Introduction to the Scholarship of WashU’s Provost: Life and Love; Systems and Stories — and Japanese Law” Nov. 4 in Graham Chapel. (Photo: Sid Hastings/WashU)
Students participate in the Bauer Leaders Academy Leader’s Cup Challenge Oct. 25 in Knight Hall. (Photo: Jerry Naunheim Jr./WashU)
LJ Punch, a trauma surgeon and founder of Power4STL, gives the keynote address on “Healing, Hope and Community Resilience” as part of the Bauer Leaders Academy’s Leadership Week Oct. 21 in Emerson Auditorium. (Photo: Carol Green/WashU)
The Skandalaris Center hosts its fall 2025 Venture Competition Semifinals Oct. 22 in Crowder Courtyard. The competition provides expert mentorship to WashU ventures and startups, helping them prepare to commercialize their ideas, launch successfully and pitch to investors. (Photo: Rebecca K Clark/WashU)
The ninth annual Wealth and Asset Management Conference, presented by Olin Business School’s Wells Fargo Advisors Center for Finance and Accounting Research Oct. 23 in Emerson Auditorium, brings together academic experts and industry leaders to explore emerging trends and innovation in financing. (Photo: Sarah Carmody/WashU)
John C. Morris, MD (right), the Harvey A. and Dorismae Hacker Friedman Distinguished Professor of Neurology, greets longtime university benefactor Joanne Knight at the 40th anniversary celebration of the Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center Sept. 26 at the 21c Museum Hotel St. Louis. Knight recently pledged $1 million to establish the Knight Family Early-Stage Investigator Program to support early-career researchers in the Knight ADRC focused on the causes, mechanisms and treatments of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. (Photo: Danielle Ambry Photography)
WashU Medicine faculty members John C. Morris, MD (left), and David M. Holtzman, MD (right), celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Knight ADRC with longtime university benefactor Joanne Knight (center) and her daughters. Knight’s gift establishing the Knight Family Early-Stage Investigator Program honors both the Knight ADRC’s legacy of innovation and the family’s enduring commitment to Alzheimer’s research. (Photo: Danielle Ambry Photography)
Trustee Andy Newman (center) visits with Judy Garson, JD ’75, and Steven Rappaport, JD ’74, a former WashU trustee and trustee of the Neil S. Hirsch Foundation, during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Neil S. Hirsch Center Oct. 23. The building will strengthen the university’s career engagement and alumni services by bringing these activities under one roof. (Photo: Gara Lacy/WashU)
Celebrated jazz vocalist Candice Ivory, a teacher of applied music in Arts & Sciences, performs Oct. 17 at the Kemper Art Museum. The concert, part of the Kemper Unplugged series, featured jazz standards from the Great American Songbook, including “In A Sentimental Mood,” “How High The Moon,” “Corcovado” and “Satin Doll.” (Photo: Jamie Perkins/WashU)
Student Katya Cavanaugh performs Oct. 17 during a Kemper Unplugged concert featuring standards from the Great American Songbook at the Kemper Art Museum. (Photo: Jamie Perkins/WashU)

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