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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.

Roscoe Mitchell began painting at a young age. By the early 1960s, he was an accomplished visual artist, as were two other Chicago musicians in his circle, fellow saxophonist Joseph Jarman and pianist Muhal Richard Abrams. Mitchell and Jarman studied painting with Abrams in between rehearsals of his Experimental Band, the ensemble from which the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians emerged.

Washington University saw an increase in the share of students who registered to vote and who voted on Election Day last year, beating the national average, the Gephardt Institute reported.

Robert E. Criss, professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has received this year’s Lewis C. Green Environmental Service Award in recognition of his long-term commitment to raising awareness of increased flooding risks and the dangers of floodplain development and inaccurate flood studies.

Four Arts & Sciences faculty were honored during the school’s annual faculty welcome reception, held Sept. 11 in Holmes Lounge. Dean Barbara Schaal presented faculty awards to (from left) Jean Allman, Geoff Childs, Eric Brown and Amanda Carey.

Many have criticized the Trump administration for responding slowly to Puerto Rico’s devastation from Hurricane Maria. Critics note that Trump has devoted more tweets to the NFL controversy than to Puerto Rico and its 3.4 million residents. What explains the Trump administration’s lukewarm reaction?

The U.S. and university flags over Brookings Hall are lowered to half-staff until sunset Friday, Oct. 6, as a mark of respect for those killed and injured in the shooting Oct. 1 in Las Vegas.