Campus & Community

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.

From analog to digital photos, Joe Angeles has captured WashU’s top moments for the past 37 years. He shares favorite images and reflects on a rewarding career in photojournalism.

WashU Medicine deans Eva Aagaard, MD, and Nichole Zehnder, MD, have been promoted to assume greater roles leading the Office of Education’s efforts to train the next generation of health and science professionals. Their promotions take effect Nov. 1.

Images from on and around the WashU campuses.

WashU faculty, staff and students have access to a variety of local, national and international news publications, from The New York Times to The Chronicle of Higher Education, through the WashU Libraries system.

Three engineering alumni who recently earned their degrees from Washington University in St. Louis won first place at the Collegiate Inventor’s Competition with a tool to help those with food allergies.