Campus & Community

Julie Holland Mortimer is a renowned applied microeconomics scholar in WashU Arts & Sciences. She investigates the impact of new forms of contracting between content producers and internet retailers.

WashU juniors Margo Crothers and Vikram Karra have received the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, a prestigious award that honors students who conduct research in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering. 

The Jewish Federation of St. Louis has renamed its annual professional leadership achievement award in honor of Barry Rosenberg, a professor of practice at the WashU Brown School.

“Everything Under the Sun,” a bright pink steel installation by Jonathan Stitelman, a senior lecturer at the WashU Sam Fox School, has been installed in St. Louis’ Covenant Blu Grand Center neighborhood. A grand opening celebration will be held April 3.

Stephanie McNally, associate secretary to the WashU Board of Trustees, is the recipient of the prestigious 2026 Distinguished Board Professional Award from the Association of Governing Boards for exceptional contributions to governance excellence and board engagement in higher education.

Images from on and around the WashU campuses.

Mike Mazzeo, the Knight Family Professor of Economics and dean of WashU Olin Business School, was installed Feb. 3 as the inaugural Judy and Jerry Kent Dean.

The National Academy of Inventors has once again named WashU to its Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents List. 

Eleven WashU faculty members are among the new fellows selected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, one of the most distinct honors in the scientific community.

Kurt Shepherd has been appointed vice chancellor for budget and financial planning and chief budget officer at Washington University in St. Louis, effective May 20, Chancellor Andrew D. Martin announced.