The Record
Friday, Sept. 27, 2024
Top stories
Nottage to receive WashU International Humanities Prize
Internationally acclaimed playwright, screenwriter, installation artist and MacArthur “genius grant” recipient Lynn Nottage will receive the 2025 International Humanities Prize.
‘Share Our Stuff’ helps community, planet
Every year at WashU, students moving out donate unwanted items, and others claim them, saving money and landfill space. Now, the Circularity Center on North Campus is open on a regular basis as the cycle continues.
Events
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SEP 27 |
Mindfulness Week: sound meditation10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27 |
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Teaching Jewish philosophy, politics after Oct. 711:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 |
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Abend Family Visiting Critic Endowed Lecture: architect Rafi Segal5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30 |
WashU in the News
Republicans pick up unlikely allies in key House races: unions
the new york times
Black carbon from wildfire smoke can double warming effects
eos
One year in, Olin dean notes growth in WashU’s flexible, executive MBA programs
St. Louis Business Journal
Chamber Project St. Louis performs forgotten composer Julia Perry
st. louis post-dispatch
Campus and community news
“States, Firms, and Their Legal Fictions,” written by the School of Law’s MJ Durkee, was named Best Edited Volume by the American Branch of the International Law Association.
Elizabeth Pollina, an assistant professor of developmental biology at WashU Medicine, has been named to the 2024 class of Rita Allen Foundation Scholars.
Collaborating with public health departments and other agencies is key to reducing turnover among public health professionals and promoting health equity, found a new study led by Stephanie Mazzucca-Ragan at the Brown School.
Perspectives
‘Sidelined by sarcoma’
In the latest episode of the “This is Cancer” podcast, hear the story of a teenage athlete’s battle with cancer and efforts to get back on the football field.
Siteman Cancer Center