Author: Kelly Wiese Niemeyer

Washington University in St. Louis will test its emergency communication system, WashUAlerts, at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 6. The test will take place unless there is the potential for severe weather that day or an emergency is occurring at that time.

Peter Panagos, MD, professor of emergency medicine and of neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been appointed vice chair and chair-elect of the Stroke Council of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

Question: A sculpture honoring the university’s (and St. Louis’) role in hosting the 1904 Olympic Games will be installed on the Danforth Campus later this year. Which of the following “firsts” occurred during those games?

Michael Avidan, MBBCh, anesthesiologist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, works every day with colleagues in the so-called Anesthesiology Control Tower to identify risks to people undergoing surgery and consider measures to optimize patient outcomes.

Images from in and around the Washington University campuses.

Provost Holden Thorp has formed a search committee to appoint an executive director for Washington University in St. Louis’ Teaching Center. Marion Crain, vice provost and the Wiley B. Rutledge Professor of Law, will serve as chair.

Carey-Ann D. Burnham, associate professor of pathology and immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis,  has been named a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Academy of Microbiology.

The U.S. and university flags over Brookings Hall are lowered to half-staff until sunset Monday, Feb. 19, as a mark of respect for those killed in the shooting Feb. 14 at a high school in Parkland, Fla. 

Nominations are being accepted for the Gloria W. White Distinguished Service Award. The award recognizes a staff member for exceptional effort and contributions to the university. Nominations are due by March 2.

Question: When did Whispers, the beloved cafe in Olin Library, first open?