Campus & Community

After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Thurtene carnival returns to campus April 8-10. Organizers are inviting student groups, big and small, to participate.

Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

Amanda Pope carries the mission of the university in her leadership role. She shares how her journey from cancer diagnosis to survivorship inspired her to serve the employees who keep the university running smoothly.

Steven Lawrence, MD, an infectious disease specialist at the School of Medicine, explains how proper masking, along with vaccines and daily self-screening, help protect the WashU community. The university now recommends people wear isolation masks.

The university will offer Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster clinics for faculty and staff beginning Monday, Jan. 10, at the Athletic Complex lobby on the Danforth Campus. The clinics will be open to all university faculty and staff by appointment only.

Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

The Parking and Transportation team shares updates on shuttle schedules, the “open park” policy during winter break and ride sharing.

In April 2008, an oak that had guided travelers for nearly three centuries collapsed. Today, its spirit endures on the Washington University campus, maintaining an ancient practice of human connection with nature.

Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

The School of Medicine will begin construction in the spring on a six floor-expansion on top of the Steven & Susan Lipstein BJC Institute of Health building. The addition, estimated to cost $150 million, will include 160,000 square feet of state-of-the-art laboratory space.