Campus & Community

Desiree Klemm-Kafel, an assistant director of disability resources at Washington University, presented a workshop on bridging gaps for first-generation students and those with disabilities at a symposium hosted by City University of New York’s School of Law.

Yixin Chen will work with two McKelvey School of Engineering alumni on a collaborative project with the U.S. Department of Energy and Lincoln University to improve biomanufacturing.

Catherine Lang, a professor at Washington University School of Medicine, has received a MERIT award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in support of her work using wearable motion sensors in stroke rehabilitation.

The Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Fellowship for Women in Graduate Study at Washington University in St. Louis will host the 2022 “She Leads” symposium Oct. 21 in Knight Hall’s Emerson Auditorium.

McKelvey School of engineering faculy Zhen (Jason) He, Young-Shin Jun, Vijay Ramani and Fuzhong Zhang will lead new projects focused on clean energy technologies thanks to $10.7 million in new funding, collectively, from the U.S. Department of Energy.

The Foreign Language Association of Missouri’s 2022 conference, “Embracing Our Diversity Through Languages,” will take place at Washington University Friday and Saturday, Oct. 7 and 8.

Arts & Sciences’ Calvin Lai received a $230,000 grant from the Templeton World Charity Foundation to lead an interdisciplinary effort to develop discrimination interventions.

Washington University has unveiled its strategic plan, setting a bold and ambitious path for the next decade. The plan, “Here and Next,” was developed through 18 months of listening, outreach and work sessions, and incorporates feedback from thousands of students, faculty, staff, alumni and community partners.

Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

The university’s new strategic vision will be introduced Monday, Oct. 3. Register now for a series of special events.