Gary Sumers: Finding your balance
On Friday, April 11, Washington University in St. Louis will break ground on the new Gary M. Sumers Recreation Center. The center is part of a $54 million renovation and expansion of the university Athletic Complex — the first significant update since 1985.
2014 Relay For Life works toward a cure for cancer
Participants light the luminaries April 5 during the Relay For Life of Washington University in St. Louis. Relay for Life is a 12-hour event held at Francis Field annually. More then 1,500 participants form teams of 8-15 people and raise awareness and support for the American Cancer Society with the goal of finding a cure for cancer in our lifetime.
Baseball Hall of Famer Tony La Russa to deliver WUSTL’s Commencement address
Tony La Russa, who recently was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and is considered one of the best managers in baseball history, has been selected to give the 2014 Commencement address at Washington University in St. Louis. The university’s 153rd Commencement ceremony will begin at 8:30 a.m. Friday, May 16, in Brookings Quadrangle.
Obituary: Murray Weidenbaum, noted economist, professor, presidential adviser, 87
Murray Weidenbaum, PhD, the Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor in Arts & Sciences and honorary chairman of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy, died Thursday, March 20, 2014, in St. Louis. He was 87.
Creating paths of opportunity
Combining new initiatives with long-standing efforts, Washington University addresses the national challenges of affordability and accessibility in higher education.
Paying it forward
Amanda Moore McBride, PhD, turned an anonymous donation allowing her to attend the Presidential Classroom into a lifetime of engaging students and the community.
If these halls could talk
On the Danforth Campus, grotesques and bosses dot the landscape, from halls dating to the 1904 World’s Fair to those only a few years old. Although these creatures are longtime fixtures, the stories behind many of them remain a mystery.
Alumni authors stack up
Washington University alumni, across disciplines and genres, tell compelling and unusual tales of interest.
Reacting through writing
First-time novelist Sarah Bruni, MFA ’07, shares her thoughts on being a book author and the pluses and minuses of the writing life.
Tapping into the night mind
Novelist Eric Lundgren, MFA ’06, speaks to Washington magazine about the writing life and getting published.
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