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News for the Washington University Campuses & Community
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Class Acts: meeting the world where it’s at
The #MeToo movement has swept the nation, especially on campuses including Washington University’s. Meet Jessi Gray and three other women who used their talents as part of the #MeToo movement to make campus a better place.
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College Prep scholars graduate, head to college
The university’s College Prep Program, which prepares talented low-income, first-generation high school students from the St. Louis region for college, graduated its second cohort of scholars. All 34 earned college admission, and 11 will attend WashU.
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Ances installed as inaugural Brennan Professor
Beau M. Ances, MD, PhD, has been named the inaugural Daniel J. Brennan, MD, Professor of Neurology at the School of Medicine. He works to develop diagnostic tools and treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.
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Washington People
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Sarah C.R. “Sally” Elgin (left), of Arts & Sciences, knew from an early age that she wanted to be a scientist. In her time at Washington University, the Viktor Hamburger Professor has worked to make sure kids today are encouraged to pursue science.
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Obituaries
 Gerry Rohde, stockroom manager and laboratory safety officer in the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences, has died. He was 55. Rohde also was known across the region as the evening host of St. Louis Public Radio.
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John Bowen, of Arts & Sciences, co-writes a piece in The Conversation analyzing identity politics in the modern world. The article stems from the findings of a broad academic initiative known as the International Panel on Social Progress.
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 Six alumni representing a wide range of careers in the field received Achievement Awards from the School of Engineering & Applied Science in April at the Saint Louis Art Museum.
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 The Department of Anthropology in Arts & Sciences has recognized doctoral students Elissa Bullion (right) and Ed Henry with its annual H. Kathleen Cook (center) Award for excellence in scholarship, dedication to teaching and commitment to building and sustaining the graduate student community.
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