University introduces new personal safety app
Starting July 1, Washington University in St. Louis will offer its students, faculty and staff a new, free phone-based app designed to address and promote personal safety both on and off campus. WashU Safe replaces Noonlight and offers enhanced security features.
Parking provides updates for 2020-21 year
The Danforth Campus Parking and Transportation Services team shares important updates for the 2020-21 academic year.
Burning Kumquat garden thrives while students away
When Washington University students weren’t able to return to campus in mid-March due to COVID-19, faculty fellows and their families living on the South 40 stepped in to tend to the large student-run garden outside the Alumni House.
Skandalaris announces startup competition winners
The Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation & Entrepreneurship recently announced winners of two major competitions.
Staying connected through Zoom
Technological advancement has been a saving grace during this time of social distancing; affording communities the ability to maintain schedules and share special moments. For Washington University, one online tool in particular has kept things moving as efficiently as possible.
Sustainability doesn’t stop
As the world marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Washington University in St. Louis continues to advance the university’s sustainability and climate change platform, despite pandemic protocol shifts.
New fund created to help students and employees through COVID-19 crisis
Washington University has created the WashU Crisis Response Fund to provide support to students and employees facing financial hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic.
WashU Spaces: The Spartan Light Metal Products Makerspace
The Spartan Light Metal Products Makerspace is not the first makerspace on campus, but it is the most accessible. Anyone — students, faculty and staff — can be a member, no experience required. The latest installation of WashU Spaces offers a tour of the makerspace’s features.
Graham Chapel open daily for meditation, reflection and prayer
Iconic, awe-inspiring and, at last, more accessible. Washington University in St. Louis’ non-denominational Graham Chapel is now open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays for silent meditation, reflection and prayer. The initiative is one of many supported by the Rev. Callista Isabelle, the university’s first director for religious, spiritual and ethical life. She also helped organize Interfaith Week, which runs through Friday, Feb. 21.
2019 in review: a year of change, a year of discovery
In celebration of another year of change and discovery at Washington University in St. Louis, the Source shares some of its most-read stories of 2019.
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