Preserving our planet
The new Center for the Environment serves as a hub for cross-disciplinary collaboration, which is central to solving complex environmental problems.
Making the case for WashU
Nearly one year into the job, J.D. Burton, vice chancellor for government relations, gives insight into what it’s like representing WashU in the political sector.
50 years of legal community service — and counting
Students in the School of Law’s Clinical Education Program, now 50 years old, gain important skills while helping members of the community.
Apte receives Catalyst Award for innovative approaches to research
Rajendra Apte, MD, PhD, the Paul A. Cibis Distinguished Professor in the John F. Hardesty, MD, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences at the School of Medicine, has received a $300,000 Research to Prevent Blindness/American Macular Degeneration Foundation Catalyst Award.
Gateway STEM students visit campus for Kolbert Q&A
For years, Gateway STEM High School students have read Pulitzer Prize-winning climate journalist Elizabeth Kolbert. On Feb. 12, they got to meet her at a special science storytelling program at Washington University in St. Louis. The event was sponsored by WashU’s Climate Across Curriculum program, which connects Gateway STEM in St. Louis Public Schools to faculty experts, campus tours and learning resources.
New OISS executive director named
Geet Vanaik has been appointed executive director of the Office for International Students and Scholars, effective March 12, announced Beverly Wendland, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs.
Engineering, OT students work with patients to design assistive tech
About 40 engineering and occupational therapy students collaborated during Washington University in St. Louis’ inaugural Assistive Tech Make-A-Thon, designing products for St. Louisans with mobility and other physical challenges.
Gonzalez honored by ‘Diverse: Issues In Higher Education’
Anna Gonzalez, vice chancellor for student affairs at Washington University in St. Louis, has been selected as one of 40 women making a difference in higher education by “Diverse: Issues In Higher Education,” a leading publication that covers diversity news in colleges and universities.
WashU named Fulbright Top Producing Institution
Washington University has once again been named a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for U.S. students. This recognition is given to the U.S. colleges and universities that received the highest number of applicants selected for the 2023-24 Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
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