WashU spotlight: Judy Zhijun Mu
Judy Zhijun Mu, senior lecturer in Chinese and resident director for Washington University in Shanghai, will be heading to China again this fall to teach and oversee the day-to-day operations of Washington University’s Global Med Prep Scholars Program. The program offers pre-med undergraduates a chance to study abroad in Shanghai and shadow both doctors who […]
Jones recognized in Business Journal’s ‘30 Under 30’
Kirsten Jones, residency coordinator in the Division of Medical Education at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, was selected from more than 200 nominations as one of the St. Louis Business Journal’s “30 Under 30” honorees for 2018.
Racette joins NIH environmental health advisory council
Brad Racette, MD, the Robert Allan Finke Professor of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named to the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council. His term began in May and will continue through November 2021.
Two students selected for this year’s CGI U
Lexi Lampkin, an undergraduate in the College of Arts & Sciences, and Robert Sagastume, a graduate student in the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, have been selected among thousands of applicants to attend the 11th annual Clinton Global Initiative University this fall.
B-Schools strike out on unconventional paths
Business schools must study their markets carefully to determine how they can push themselves in wholly new directions. Once they realize where they want to go, they’ll need to develop strong relationships with a range of unlikely allies—not just Fortune 500 companies, but startups, nonprofits, foundations, governments, high schools, and other business schools heading down similar paths.
Yu recognized by surgical education group
Jennifer Yu, MD, a resident in general surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, has received a 2018 Outstanding Resident Teacher Award from the Association for Surgical Education.
Who Knew WashU? 6.27.18
Question: How many Washington University student-athletes have become NCAA individual champions?
Early named a ‘Rising Leader of Color’
Rosalind Early, associate editor for Washington magazine, the universitywide alumni publication, has been named a “Rising Leader of Color” by the Theatre Communications Group.
Moon named vice president of thoracic surgery association
Marc Moon, MD, chief of the Section of Cardiac Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named vice president of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery. He was elected this spring during the association’s annual meeting.
White Americans disliked undocumented immigrants long before Trump
Are these calls for shared humanity likely to be heard — and shared — by white America? My own and other research suggest that the answer is no.
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