Author: Kelly Wiese Niemeyer

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.

Images from in and around the Washington University campuses.

H. Edwin Trusheim, emeritus trustee of the board of Washington University in St. Louis, died March 23, 2016. He was 88.

Question: In all, how many people affiliated with Washington University have won a Nobel Prize?

As work on the Loop Trolley project continues, drivers near the North Campus and Danforth Campus, take note: The intersection of Skinker and Delmar boulevards will be closed beginning Monday, April 25, for 12 days. Crews will be installing tracks, and detours will be necessary.

Delaying radiation therapy too long after surgery significantly increases the risk of recurrent tumors in women treated for very early, or what is referred to as “stage 0,” breast cancer, according to new research at the School of Medicine.

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Michael C. Purdy, a medical sciences writer in the Office of Medical Public Affairs, died Thursday, April 14, 2016, in St. Peters, Mo. He was 47.