Author: Kelly Wiese Niemeyer

Images from in and around the Washington University campuses.

Jenny Liu has been selected to receive the 2016 Harrison D. Stalker Award from the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. The award is recognizes students whose undergraduate careers combine outstanding scientific scholarship with significant contributions in the arts and humanities.

The Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences has awarded this year’s Spector Prize to Vita Jaspan. The annual award recognizes academic excellence and outstanding undergraduate achievement in research.

The Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences has selected Shyam Akula as the inaugural recipient of the Quatrano Prize, which will be awarded annually for the most creative biology thesis project.

David Mutch, MD, the Ira C. and Judith Gall Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named co-chair of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Gynecologic Cancer Steering Committee.

Victoria J. Fraser, MD, head of the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the Citation of Merit from the University of Missouri School of Medicine.

Washington University’s Emergency Management Office will offer a free one-hour class at noon Wednesday, May 4, to give employees and students an understanding of what to do in the case of a person committing violence or an active shooter at the university.

Five outstanding individuals have received Washington University’s Gerry and Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award this year, exemplifying a character of service and giving to the St. Louis region.

Question: What major piece of medical imaging equipment was first built at the School of Medicine?

Students studying classics in Arts & Sciences have been racking up honors this year, from a Merle Kling fellowship to an invitation to a classics seminar to Classical Association awards.