Campus & Community

To ensure broad communication, certain key university policies are published annually in The Record. These policies are intended to promote and support a positive working and learning environment. The policies also are available on the Human Resources website.

Jennifer Anne Miller, who worked at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and the School of Medicine, died Jan. 17 during a surgery in Bethesda, Md., to treat a rare advanced cancer. She was 33. Funeral services will be held Friday, Jan. 27, in Belleville, Ill.

Christine O’Brien, at the McKelvey School of Engineering, and her team have received a $20,000 prize from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)’s Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Technology for Maternal Health Challenge.

Shu Jiang, an associate professor of surgery at the School of Medicine, has earned a spot on Forbes’ “30 Under 30” in health care list.

Paul J. Donnelly, the Rebecca and John Voyles Chair in Architecture Emeritus at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, died Jan. 17 in Boston. He was 78.

University Libraries is accepting submissions from WashU community members for three awards programs: The Carl Neureuther Student Book Collection Essay Competition, the Newman Exploration Travel Fund and the Mendel Sato Research Award. 

Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

Contra, the WashU men’s Ultimate Frisbee team, is making another run for USA college championships. The team spends hours training and even more bonding. “We are there for each other on and off the field,” says player Elie Weitzman.

Lucian Krukowski, a painter and professor emeritus of philosophy in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, died Jan. 12, 2023, at his home in St. Louis. He was 93.

Washington University in St. Louis Emeritus Trustee and alumnus Robert Frick and his wife, Barbara, have made a gift to establish a pilot initiative at the university to encourage an understanding of, and commitment to, civil discourse, free and open markets, free speech and personal responsibility.