Obituary: Lisa Simone, 25, doctoral student in physical therapy
Lisa Cristine Simone, 25, a doctoral candidate in the Program in Physical Therapy at Washington University School of Medicine, died unexpectedly Sept. 29, 2015, in St. Louis.
A plan to transform east end of Danforth Campus
In 2017, Washington University in St. Louis will begin one of the most significant capital projects in the recent history of the Danforth Campus: transformation of the east end.
$10 million gift for scholarships from Andrew and Barbara Taylor lifts campaign to $2 billion
St. Louis philanthropists Andrew and Barbara Taylor have committed $10 million to support scholarships for undergraduate students at Washington University in St. Louis, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton announced. The Taylors’ gift brings the total raised to date for Leading Together: The Campaign for Washington University to $2 billion.
Trustees meet, hear reports on endowment and major plans for the east end of campus
At its fall meeting Thursday and Friday, Oct. 1 and 2, the Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees heard special reports on the university’s endowment and the plan to transform the east end of the Danforth Campus. The board also received a report from Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton that included updates on administrative appointments, admissions, athletics and construction.
‘American Two-Piano Music’ Oct. 4
Louis Moreau Gottschalk was among the most popular American composers of the 19th century. On Oct. 4, pianists Mark Tollefsen and Jae Won Kim will perform one of Gottschalk’s most enduring works in the E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall.
‘Arts in Struggle’ Oct. 3
What is the relationship between art and activism? How should artists engage questions of racial justice? Have events in Ferguson changed those equations? On Oct. 3, four St. Louis-based artists will discuss these questions and more as part of the Greater St. Louis Humanities Festival.
The View From Here 9.28.15
Images captured in and around the Washington University campuses. Click the “i” in the upper-left corner for captions.
Washington People: Chris Carpenter
Watching his grandparents struggle at the end of their long lives hasmotivated Chris Carpenter, MD, an associate professor of emergency medicine at Washington University School of Medicine, to work countless hours to improve emergency room care for older adults and to help create a new medical subspecialty — geriatric emergency medicine.
Setton elected president of Biomedical Engineering Society
Lori Setton, PhD, professor of biomedical engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has been elected president of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), a leading professional society for biomedical engineering and bioengineering.
University leadership shares update on task force report addressing sexual assault and relationship violence
A task force created last fall at Washington University in St. Louis to study issues of sexual assault and relationship violence has completed its work and is recommending a number of measures that aim to create a supportive, respectful campus environment where sexual assault is a rare occurrence.
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