Chancellor Andrew D. Martin’s message to the Class of 2021
Chancellor Andrew D. Martin addressed the Class of 2021 at Commencement ceremonies.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Washington University Commencement ceremonies May 20-21
Washington University’s 160th Commencement will be held May 20 and May 21. To allow for in-person ceremonies, the traditional universitywide ceremony will be broken up into eight ceremonies over the two days, starting at 8 a.m. May 20 on Francis Olympic Field.
New promotional product licensees named
Following a collaborative, cross-campus process, 13 companies have been selected to offer branded clothing and other promotional items for the Washington University community starting July 1.
Surveillance, crime and poverty
As I walk down the street every day, I see cameras everywhere I look. Lampposts, traffic lights, and the tops of buildings are all dotted with small, tinted glass domes that record our every move. Cameras have long been used by the police to track criminals and, in certain areas, to deter crime. This I […]
Flags lowered in memory of Colorado shooting victims
The U.S. and university flags over Brookings Hall are lowered to half-staff until sunset Saturday, March 27, as a mark of respect for those killed in the shooting March 22 in Boulder, Colo.
Thank You, #WashU20
To the Class of 2020: Thank you. For your commitment to academic excellence. For your service to the St. Louis community. For your support of your fellow students. For your devotion to your labs, your teams, your campus organizations. You made Washington University in St. Louis better. We wish we could express our gratitude to […]
Washington University designated ‘Voter-Friendly Campus’
For the third straight year, Washington University has been recognized as a “Voter-Friendly Campus” by the Campus Vote Project and NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.
Local ROTC program first to receive Department of Defense award
The Gateway Army ROTC Battalion at Washington University in St. Louis will receive the inaugural award of the Department of Defense Reserve Officers’ Training Corps and Educational Institution Partnership Excellence Award during a ceremony on the Washington University campus March 15.
One pandemic year later, what’s next?
As we mark the one-year anniversary today of the World Health Organization first declaring a global COVID-19 pandemic, Washington University in St. Louis experts, including from its School of Medicine, look both back and ahead.
Trust your gut: A healthy sense of disgust can prevent sickness
New research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Feb. 15, suggests that disgust could be the body’s way of helping people avoid infection.
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