Lori S. White, PhD, has been named vice chancellor for students. She is currently vice president for student affairs at Southern Methodist University. The appointment is effective July 1, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. White succeeds Sharon Stahl, PhD, who will retire at the end of this academic year.​

Medical students spend years learning to take care of others — but sometimes not enough time learning to take care of themselves, especially when it comes to mental health. Desiree Baumgartner (right) and classmate Elyse Everett spearheaded a successful effort to add a lecture about mental health to the curriculum for first- and second-year medical students.

The method is strange at first, disconcerting, but new rules and rhythms are quickly internalized. Soon the machines seem almost to speak. In “Telegraph,” recent alumnus Will Jacobs — winner of the 2014 A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Competition — explores the wonder and shortcomings of communication technology. The Performing Arts Department presents the play Thursday through Sunday, April 16-19.