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Cindy Brantmeier, professor of applied linguistics and education in Arts & Sciences, gave the  plenary address for the United Nations/UNESCO international conference on literacy in Chile in October.

Want to get involved with the Danforth Staff Council? The council is looking for new members. Applications are due Oct. 22. 

Ron Himes, the Henry E. Hampton, Jr. Artist-in-Residence in Arts & Sciences, has received the Black Theatre Network 2017 Larry Leon Hamlin Producer Award for his work as founder and producing director of The Black Rep. Himes was honored during the opening gala of the National Black Theatre Festival, which took place in Winston-Salem, N.C., this summer.

Question: In what year did the annual campus event Safe Trick-or-Treat begin at WashU?

Lauren Cubellis, a PhD candidate in sociocultural anthropology in Arts & Sciences, received a 2017-18 long-term research scholarship and intensive summer language course grant from the the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, or DAAD).

A statement shared with the Board of Trustees by Washington University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton, informing the board of his intention to conclude his chancellorship no later than July 1, 2019.

Jeffrey Bradley, MD, the S. Lee Kling Professor of Radiation Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named one of 23 fellows this year by the American Society for Radiation Oncology.

The photograph quickly went viral. A group of golfers in southern Washington State calmly putts before a raging forest fire. First posted Sept. 6, the image has taken social media by storm and become the subject of news articles and countless memes. But the point is this: In the western United States, forest fires have become so routine that people barely notice them anymore.

Question: Which WashU alum co-wrote the spooky film “Ghostbusters”?

The university is celebrating Active Transportation Month throughout October. Get involved in everything from bike tuneups to a food roof tour.