Campus & Community

MSNBC’s “Battleground College Tour with Katy Tur” will broadcast live from 1-2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, from outside the Danforth University Center at Washington University in St. Louis.

Marcus Raichle, MD, is a central figure in the history and science of brain imaging. He is noted for developing positron emission tomography (PET) techniques, explaining principles underlying functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and capturing some of the first snapshots of the brain at work.

Bob Smith, professor emeritus in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, died peacefully at home Sept. 22, 2018. He was 92.

Images from in and around the Washington University campuses.

At its Oct. 4-5 meeting, the Board of Trustees elected Trustee Andrew E. Newman as vice chair and chair-elect and heard updates on the university’s endowment and Leading Together: The Campaign for Washington University.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day, which takes place Monday, Oct. 8, will be recognized on campus with a candlelight vigil outside Hillman Hall, featuring music, speakers and a blessing. The event is an opportunity to honor the original inhabitants of the Americas, rather than Christopher Columbus.

Amid fireworks and the familiar anthem “Olympic Fanfare,” an Olympic five-ring “Spectacular” was dedicated Sept. 28, just steps from the historic stadium that was the site of the 1904 Olympic Games. The permanent sculpture near Francis Field commemorates St. Louis’ role as an international Olympic city.

Peter Mutharika, president of his native country, the Republic of Malawi, and the Charles Nagel Professor of International and Comparative Law Emeritus at Washington University School of Law, received an honorary doctor of humane letters from the university.

Cathy Raymond, who works in the Office for International Students and Scholars, recently completed a six-month project as a Fulbright Scholar in Tajikistan. Here, she shares, in her own words and images, about her experience and how what she learned can influence and guide her work and life here at Washington University in St. Louis.  

Using a novel idea, as well as a rare union of separate centers within Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis’ Bauer Leadership Center and Center for Analytics and Business Insights together are holding a Data for Good conference Friday, Oct. 5, at Emerson Auditorium, Knight Hall, as part of the David R. Calhoun Lectureship series.