University adopts ‘no-loan’ financial aid policy

Washington University will adopt a “no-loan” financial aid policy beginning in fall 2024, Chancellor Andrew D. Martin announced.

Hu named inaugural Richard G. Engelsmann Dean

Feng Sheng Hu, dean of Arts & Sciences and the Lucille P. Markey Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences, was installed as the inaugural Richard G. Engelsmann Dean of Arts & Sciences during an Aug. 30 ceremony.

Medical Campus welcomes entering class

This week, the School of Medicine welcomed 124 future physicians to the start of their careers in science and medicine. Orientation goes beyond figuring out where things are; the class is also focused on professional identity, health and wellness, and other activities.

Notables

Jessica Wagenseil, a professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and vice dean for faculty advancement in the McKelvey School of Engineering, has been elected a fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society.

Research Wire

Lauren Wiseman-Jones, a graduate student of biological anthropology in Arts & Sciences, won a Leakey Foundation grant to study how wild mountain gorillas respond to social and human-caused stressors.

Notables

University Libraries received a two-year $250,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to support an exploration of essential questions surrounding the acquisition, discoverability, preservation and use of born-digital poetry collections.

Announcements

Honorary degree nominations sought

Members of the WashU community may nominate honorary degree candidates for the May 2025 Commencement. The deadline is Sept. 25.

Stanley Paul Hmiel, MD, PhD, pediatric nephrologist, 64

Stanley Paul Hmiel, MD, PhD, a pediatric nephrologist at the School of Medicine, died Aug. 28 at a hospice in Creve Coeur, Mo., after a three-year struggle with colon cancer. He was 64. A funeral will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Ladue, Mo.