Author: Leslie Gibson McCarthy

Images captured in and around the Washington University campuses.

Images captured in and around the Washington University campuses.

For 20 summers now, students of all ages and from all walks of life have gathered on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis to write, read, write, read and write some more. The Summer Writers Institute, an intensive, two-week writing seminar that is part summer camp, part MFA-level instruction, is thriving after two decades.

American Pharoah captured America’s collective heart at the Belmont Stakes this weekend, galloping his way to the first Triple Crown in 37 years. With the June 6 victory, his value is estimated at $30 million. But the winning doesn’t stop there. Patrick Rishe, PhD, director of the Sports Business Program in the Olin Business School, breaks down the future earning potential of the thoroughbred.

Images captured in and around the Washington University campuses.

Images captured in and around the Washington University in St. Louis campuses.

Images captured in and around the Washington University in St. Louis campuses.

Ken Burns delivered a sobering call to action to the Washington University in St. Louis Class of 2015 at its 154th Commencement ceremony May 15. “We broke it, but you’ve got to fix it,” he told some 15,000 graduates, parents, friends and family members gathered in Brookings Quadrangle.

Student-designed hand-launched gliders will soar across the Washington University Field House in the Boeing Engineering Challenge to determine which has the farthest flight, the straightest path, the longest hang time, and highest quality of flight. The event begins at 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 1, in the field house.

This spring, the schools of Engineering & Applied Science, Arts & Sciences and the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis launched “The Sustainability Exchange,” a unique course bringing students from across campus together to work on interdisciplinary teams to tackle real-world challenges in energy, environment and sustainability.