Author: Kelly Wiese Niemeyer

Images from in and around the Washington University campuses.

The next universitywide blood drive will be held Tuesday, Sept. 13, at seven locations throughout the campuses. All faculty, staff and students are encouraged to participate.

As the head of diversity initiative and outreach services for Olin Library, Rudolph Clay builds an inviting space for the university and surrounding community.

Beginning in May 2017, following Commencement, Washington University will implement a new parking and transportation management strategy. The new plan, which will kick off in conjunction with construction on the east end of the Danforth Campus, will establish a new parking model and enhance alternative transportation options.

Images from in and around the Washington University campuses.

The Gephardt Institute is again collecting data on the myriad ways that Washington University is involved in the community. Faculty, staff and students who oversee community engagement efforts are asked to complete the streamlined Community Counts survey by Sept. 30.

Jeff Michalski, MD, the Carlos Perez Distinguished Professor of Radiation Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and a radiation oncologist at Siteman Cancer Center, has been elected radiation oncology co-chair of the National Cancer Institute Genitourinary Cancers Steering Committee.

The Gephardt Institute encourages faculty to apply for funding for programs to engage students in the election through special events, discussions or projects. Proposal deadlines are every Friday until all funds are distributed or Nov. 4.

Question: Which former U.S. president visited Washington University 100 years ago?

The Institute for Public Health and the Skandalaris Center are holding an immersive Public Health Challenge Sept. 16-18, during which multidisciplinary student teams will develop programs and concepts to reduce gun violence in St. Louis.