Author: Kelly Wiese Niemeyer

WashU will begin to roll out Workday Student, the replacement for most of the university’s student information systems, next fall. To learn what is changing and to preview the system, faculty and staff are encouraged to register for Workday Student “Sneak Peeks,” a monthly webinar series beginning in January.

The WashU women’s soccer team finished a remarkable season Dec. 2, losing the NCAA Division III national championship game 1-0 to California Lutheran University.

The Danforth Staff Council has organized a food drive in support of Operation Food Search. Donations of canned goods and other nonperishable items are being accepted at locations across campus through Monday, Dec. 11.

WashU Parking and Transportation Services is launching a new Delmar Divine shuttle route, with service between the Danforth Campus, Delmar Divine and the Medical Campus beginning Monday, Dec. 4. Learn more about shuttles and other parking updates.

Antonio Douthit-Boyd, in Arts & Sciences, returned to his hometown of St. Louis years ago and last fall joined WashU full time to be the Performing Arts Department’s ballet master. Learn about his journey and the future of classical dance at WashU.

Researchers at the School of Medicine have found that a form of cholesterol known as cholesteryl esters builds up in the brains of mice with Alzheimer’s-like disease, and that clearing out the cholesteryl esters helps prevent brain damage and behavioral changes.

More than 50 Washington University in St. Louis researchers have been named to the Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list by Clarivate, an analytics company. The list identifies scientists who demonstrate exceptional influence in their fields, as reflected through their papers frequently cited by their peers.

Kathleen K. Dixon, a retired emeritus instructor in the Program in Physical Therapy at the School of Medicine, died Nov. 5 at a retirement center in Richmond Heights, Mo., following a long illness. She was 90.

The WashU Sustainability Fund has launched to provide funding to WashU community members for small-scale sustainability projects.

Megan A. Cooper, MD, PhD, an internationally recognized physician-scientist in pediatric immunodeficiencies and immune dysregulation, has been named director of the Division of Rheumatology & Immunology in the Department of Pediatrics at the School of Medicine.