Campus & Community

WashU’s first-ever Reverse Career Fair offered employers the opportunity to meet a variety of student group leaders. The goal was to connect employers to students with specific skills, not necessarily specific majors.

Crickette Sanz, a professor of anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis, was installed as the James W. and Jean L. Davis Professor in Arts and Sciences Sept. 4. Her installation address was titled “Learning From Great Apes About Rank.”

Katharine Flores, the Christopher I. Byrnes Professor at Washington University, has been named vice dean for graduate education at the McKelvey School of Engineering.

Images from on and around the WashU campuses.

WashU offers a variety of courses to employees to learn new skills and grow professionally. Courses, in both virtual and in-person formats, are available to employees at all levels, whether or not they are in manager roles.

Elizabeth Pollina, an assistant professor of developmental biology at WashU Medicine, has been named to the 2024 class of Rita Allen Foundation Scholars.

Timothy Wencewicz, an associate professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences at WashU, is the winner of the American Chemical Society’s Saint Louis Award. Wencewicz’s research focuses on drug discovery to address the antibiotic resistance crisis.

Christine Keller, director of career communities and career development at at the Center for Career Engagement at WashU, was selected for Focus St. Louis’ fall 2024 Women in Leadership cohort among 34 local leaders.

Karen R. Daubert, assistant vice chancellor for administration and strategic partnerships in University Marketing & Communications at Washington University in St. Louis, died Thursday, Sept. 12, after a short battle with cancer. She was 63. 

Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, at WashU Medicine, has been awarded the 21st annual Nierenberg Prize for outstanding contributions to science in the public interest. He is widely considered the founder of the field of gut microbiome research.