Author: Kelly Wiese Niemeyer

Question: In what year did daily chapel services on campus end, replaced by a weekly lecture by lay people? 

To accommodate construction of the new pedestrian and cyclist bridge onto the Washington University in St. Louis campus, Forest Park Parkway will be closed between Skinker and Big Bend boulevards from 6 a.m. Friday, Aug. 3, until 6 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7.

John Furlong and Harriet Green will join the staff of Washington University Libraries as associate university librarians. Furlong’s appointment begins Aug. 1; Green’s takes effect Sept. 1.

Chancellor Wrighton shares a message with the university community about the City of Clayton’s commitment to change after an incident involving incoming first-year African-American students and Clayton police. “These students came to Washington University to change the world, and they already have.”

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research seeks proposals for seed grant and planning grant funding for interdisciplinary research projects. Those pursuing seed grants should express interest by Oct. 12.

Richard L. Wahl, MD, at the School of Medicine, is the recipient of the 2018 Georg Charles de Hevesy Award by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.

View this collection of images of Andrew D. Martin during his previous stint at the university as well as during a visit with university leaders last weekend.

Megan T. Baldridge, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named a 2018 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences. She will receive a four-year grant to explore the conditions that influence the evolution of different strains of norovirus.

Question: Which iconic jazz artist received an honorary degree from the university?

A $500,000 donation to Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis will be used to provide resiliency training for nurses at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and the School of Medicine.