WashU families invited to Olympic Day celebration
Members of the Washington University in St. Louis community are invited to bring their children to Olympic Day 2018 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, June 22, at Francis Field and Sumers Recreation Center.
Clinton, Greitens and rethinking consent
Apologies only go so far. As #MeToo reminds us, we must look beyond the “bad man.” We must confront the systems that enable sexual violence — systems that all too often we countenance with our own participation.
Doctoral education retreat planned this fall
Interested faculty are invited to apply for the fall 2018 “Redefining Doctoral Education in the Humanities” faculty retreat, which will take place Sept. 28-29 and Oct. 6.
Thurman honored for marketing work addressing health disparities
Christina Thurman, marketing team lead at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, was honored recently at the St. Louis American Foundation’s 18th Annual Salute to Excellence in Health Care awards luncheon.
Miller receives Essey award from neurological society
Timothy Miller, MD, PhD, the Clayson Professor of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the 2018 Sheila Essey Award from the American Academy of Neurology. The award includes $50,000 to support his work on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Early honored by Royal Vagabonds Foundation
Gerald Early, the Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters in Arts & Sciences, was among the honorees at the 2018 Royal Vagabonds Leadership Awards.
‘Interrupting Racism’ training offered
The Campus Diversity Collaborative is holding an “Interrupting Racism” workshop from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. June 19 on the South 40. Space is limited, so those interested should apply to participate by Wednesday, June 13.
Stretch of Forest Park Parkway closed next week
A stretch of Forest Park Parkway, between Skinker and Big Bend boulevards, will be closed to through traffic beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 13, through June 18. Drivers still can access Hoyt and Throop drives.
Pedestrian access to east end of campus more limited
Pedestrians’ ability to get around the east end of the Danforth Campus became more limited after Commencement as crews’ work, including regrading and utility upgrades, expanded to the west of the construction site.
Robert F. Kennedy and Mr. Rogers: Two icons of masculine empathy sorely missed today
Two new documentaries, released within months of each other, reveal just how much Kennedy and Rogers share in common: Dawn Porter’s “Bobby Kennedy for President”, on Netflix since April, and Morgan Neville’s “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”, in theatres June 8, two days after the fiftieth anniversary of RFK’s assassination.
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