Campus & Community

The National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded graduate student Lizzie Tilden an F30 fellowship that supports physician-scientists in training.  

The Committee to Examine Remembrance and Commemoration has planned two virtual town halls this month to gather input from members of the campus community.

First-year MBA students at Olin Business School devoted more than 400 hours of service to the St. Louis community this summer through organizations including the Habitat for Neighborhood Business, Here to Stay, the Crisis Nursery of St. Louis, Annie Malone and the Delmar Devine.

The Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement invites WashU undergraduate and graduate students to apply for grants from the St. Louis Impact Fund, a new program that aims to connect students to community partners across the St. Louis.

A WashU mentorship program that supports postdoctoral researchers is seeking new members. The application deadline is Oct. 12.

Michelle M. Miller-Thomas, MD, and Monica Shokeen, associate professors of radiology, have been appointed to two new vice chair positions for the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at the School of Medicine.

Alex Holehouse, an assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics at the School of Medicine, will receive the New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Parking & Transportation provides a fall update, with details on Active Transportation Month activities in October, smart commuting options and construction reminders.

Washington University Libraries recently received a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation for the photochemical preservation of a 1963 short film produced on the Washington University campus, titled “Once Upon a Hill … There was a School!”

The Washington University in St. Louis community is encouraged to donate to, and volunteer with, the 2023 United Way of Greater St. Louis annual campaign. Launching this week, the campaign will raise funds to support over 160 local nonprofits and more than 1 million people in the 16-county region.