Who Knew WashU?
 Question: When a flu pandemic broke out in 1918, it spread around the world over the course of two years. The university offered its buildings to the Red Cross to help keep St. Louis safe during the pandemic. What was Graham Chapel used for?
Answer: B) The Red Cross used Graham Chapel as a mask-making shop, according to an article in Student Life. More than 100 workers produced thousands of masks, which were dispatched both in the United States and overseas.
Congrats to this week’s winner, Kris Forneris, who works in the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and will receive an “I Knew WashU” luggage tag!
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Princess Imoukhuede (left) has been named director of diversity initiatives for the McKelvey School of Engineering. In addition, Jessica Wagenseil has been appointed vice dean for faculty advancement at the school, and she will serve as associate chair of the McKelvey Faculty Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Lerone A. Martin, associate professor of religion and politics — along with colleagues at Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania — has received a $1 million grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to advance public understanding of the history, politics and cultures of African American religions.