Campus & Community

Nominations are open for WashU’s Distinguished Honor Awards, which recognize staff members’ important contributions. The deadline is March 15.

Heath Rutledge-Jukes, 25, a second-year student at WashU Medicine, has earned a spot on Forbes’ “30 Under 30” education list.

WashU has celebrated Sandro Galea’s installation as dean, marking a major milestone for public health and the launch of its first new school in a century.

The WashU community is invited to watch Chancellor Andrew D. Martin’s State of the University address online at 2 p.m. Feb. 25. A recording also will be available later.

Two WashU sophomores are among the 12 scholars chosen nationwide to participate in the Institute for Responsible Citizenship Washington Program, a highly selective initiative for talented Black male college students.  

Neuroscientist Juliet Mwirigi, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Anesthesiology at WashU Medicine, has been named a Hanna H. Gray Fellow by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Two WashU faculty members have been appointed to leadership posts supporting the university’s Digital Intelligence & Innovation Accelerator.

Two WashU faculty members will receive Outstanding St. Louis Scientist awards: battery engineer Peng Bai, at the McKelvey School of Engineering, and biologist Ram Dixit, in Arts & Sciences.

Images from on and around the WashU campuses.

A national organization that recognizes workplaces providing commuter benefits to employees recently named WashU among its 2025 Best Workplaces for Commuters.