Campus & Community

Li Yang, the Albert Gordon Hill Professor of Physics at WashU, has been named a 2025 fellow of the American Physical Society.

Benefits open enrollment is underway and will end Nov. 14. WashU employees should select, update or enroll in health insurance and other benefits for the 2026 calendar year.

Led by certified career coaches, the Center for Career Engagement’s career communities help WashU students discover the broad range of careers that match their values, talents and interests. Outreach starts from the moment students arrive on campus and continues long after graduation.

As study-abroad students at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU), WashU seniors Marielle Morrow and Cole Bernstein wrote, directed and edited “A Bird in the Field.” The movie screens at the St. Louis International Film Festival Nov. 15.

The U.S. and university flags over Brookings Hall are lowered to half-staff in memory of former Vice President Dick Cheney. Cheney died Nov. 3 at age 84.

Kenneth (Ken) Franklin Kelton, the Arthur Holly Compton Professor Emeritus of Physics at Washington University in St. Louis, has died following complications from lymphoma treatments. He was 71.

Beginning Wednesday, Nov. 5, WashU Information Technology is implementing a 1 TB storage quota on all WashU Box accounts and enforcing the current 1 TB quota on all OneDrive for Business accounts, which include Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Teams.

The Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis is deepening its engagement with the St. Louis community through a new initiative that connects university expertise with residents, community organizations and industry partners.

Farrokh Dehdashti, MD, the Drs. Barry A. and Marilyn J. Siegel Professor of Radiology at WashU Medicine Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, has received the Radiological Society of North America’s 2025 Outstanding Researcher Award.

The theme of this year’s Diwali performance is “Dhamaka,” the Hindi word for explosion or blast. Director Mythili Kartik says the concept captures the pride she feels bringing her South Asian culture to the WashU community. This year’s performance runs Nov. 7-8 at Edison Theatre.