Author: Kelly Wiese Niemeyer

Question: An iconic photographer’s documentation of Japanese internment during World War II at a northern California camp was displayed a few years ago in the Kemper Art Museum alongside Japanese painter Chiura Obata’s work on the same subject. Who was the photographer?

The School of Medicine’s innovative program to introduce lay people to the world of medicine will get underway again later this month. Register now to take part in Mini-Medical School, a series of lectures and hands-on labs on everything from surgery to back pain to Alzheimer’s disease.

Nominations are being accepted for the Gloria W. White Distinguished Service Award. The award recognizes a Danforth Campus staff member for exceptional contributions that better the university. Nominations are due March 21.

The Kemper Art Museum is accepting applications from students interested in its paid Internship to Promote and Encourage Diversity in the Museum Profession. Applications are due April 7.

David C. Van Essen, PhD, the Alumni Endowed Professor of Neurobiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is being awarded the George A. Miller Prize for distinguished scholarship by the Cognitive Neuroscience Society.

The university’s Police and Parking Services departments, in partnership with Hartmann’s Towing, once again will sponsor free travelers’ vehicle inspections for students, faculty and staff from noon-2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 4, in the lower level of Millbrook Garage.

William Hawkins, MD, never met the man who helped inspire him to become a cancer surgeon and researcher. Hawkins was born six months after his grandfather Gabriel Jooris, an artist and art restorer, died of the disease. But his and other losses guided Hawkins’ career path.

There will be an info session and lunch at noon Thursday, March 2, in Umrath Hall, Room 224, where faculty and staff can learn more about “The Divided City” project looking at segregation. The final round of funding is approaching, and proposals are due March 31.

Question: During February 2016, by how much did Washington University student residential colleges reduce electricity consumption during the Green Cup Competition?

Washington University in St. Louis will test its emergency communication system, WashUAlerts, at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 7. The test will take place unless there is the potential for severe weather that day or an emergency is occurring at that time.