The Record

Kents commit $10 million to fuel leadership, innovation at Olin

Olin Business School has received a landmark $10 million dual-purpose gift from longtime university benefactors Jerry and Judy Kent to create an endowed deanship and to propel the school’s Business of Health initiative.

WashU welcomes class of 2029

Over the next several weeks, the 1,970 members of the Class of 2029 will learn more about WashU. But during move in, WashU resident advisors, WashU Student Associates and student leaders simply focused on making every new student feel at home.

Brown School training program funding renewed

A Brown School training program that helps educate and support mental health research and scholars has received a grant extension from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). When it’s complete, it will mark 35 years of continual funding.

Notables

Feng Jiao, at the McKelvey School of Engineering, was elected a 2025 American Chemical Society fellow. Jiao was recognized for his pioneering contributions to the field of carbon dioxide use.

Notables

Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD, who has developed new devices and techniques for heart valve surgeries, has been named the new director of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at WashU Medicine.

Announcements

WashU Mobile app being retired

Beginning Thursday, Aug. 21, the WashU Mobile app will be retired. The step is part of a transition to a suite of specialized mobile apps that provide direct access to the services that students, faculty and staff use most.

William H. Webster, emeritus trustee, 101

William H. Webster, an honorary emeritus trustee at Washington University in St. Louis, died Aug. 8 in Warrenton, Va. He was 101.