Author: Diane Toroian Keaggy

Sabrina M. Brown, former interim executive director of academic engagement at Harris-Stowe State University, has been appointed director of the Deneb STARS program at Washington University in St. Louis, according to Anna Gonzalez, vice chancellor for student affairs.

Steven Lawrence, MD, an infectious disease specialist at the School of Medicine, explains how proper masking, along with vaccines and daily self-screening, help protect the WashU community. The university now recommends people wear isolation masks.

Student Technology Services has announced new services are available for students.

Goodbye, 2021. We won’t focus on the way you left us — dealing with a new COVID-19 variant and uncertain about the future. No, we at Washington University will focus on the good — bold new discoveries, hopeful new students and a promising new direction for the university.

From the South 40 underpass to the highlands of Peru, Washington University’s top videos take viewers across the globe to showcase amazing students and groundbreaking research. Here, the Source shares the seven most-viewed videos of 2021.

In April 2008, an oak that had guided travelers for nearly three centuries collapsed. Today, its spirit endures on the Washington University campus, maintaining an ancient practice of human connection with nature.

Senior Abdullah Kuziez, 21, has received the prestigious Marshall Scholarship, which provides American students the opportunity to earn an advanced degree in the United Kingdom. Kuziez plans to study biomedical engineering at the University of Oxford as part of his ongoing search for cancer treatments that are both effective and accessible. 

David Frankel, who is studying computer science at the McKelvey School of Engineering and women, gender and sexuality studies in Arts & Sciences, is leveraging his studies to create technology that serves the social good. Frankel will be among the 360 students who will participate in the December degree candidate recognition ceremony Dec. 11 at the Athletic Complex.

Shantay Bolton, executive vice chancellor for administration and chief administrative officer, has appointed a committee to identify candidates for the position of chief of the Washington University Police Department.

Washington University in St. Louis senior Kennedy Young was a finalist for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. She has devoted her years at Washington University to studying the history of mass incarceration and working directly with those in the prison system today.