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The Office of Sustainability seeks employees interested in creating sustainable work environments who would like to certify their offices through the Green Office Program.

Annelise Finegan Wasmoen, a PhD candidate in comparative literature in Arts & Sciences, has been accepted to the prestigious Mellon School of Theater and Performance Research for its 2017 session.

Proposals are being sought for the Marion Horstmann Online Teaching Innovation Grant, which funds development of outstanding online teaching and learning strategies. Applications are due June 15.

Thurtene, the oldest student-run carnival in the United States, returns this weekend to Washington University in St. Louis. The St. Louis community is invited to enjoy carnival rides, live music and theatrical performances. Members of Alpha Chi Sigma, the chemistry fraternity, will demonstrate how to make Dippin’ Dots from liquid nitrogen, and Zeta Beta Tau will serve fried candy bars and ice cream sandwiches.

Washington University in St. Louis will celebrate the graduation of the first cohort of its College Prep Program, a unique initiative that prepares low-income, first-generation students for college. The students, representing high schools across the region, have received more than $4 million in scholarship offers.

Rafia Zafar is taking the helm as director of Washington University in St. Louis’ Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship program. Zafar is a professor of English, of African and African-American studies, and of American culture studies, all in Arts & Sciences.

Question: How many buildings certified as LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum has Washington University built?

A Technology Town Hall will be held from 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, in Connor Auditorium on the Medical Campus. Interested faculty, staff and students can also view the presentation by Skype. New technology to simplify university work will be demonstrated.

What: The first EnviroSLAM, a discussion of global environmental challenges and a showcase of environment, energy and sustainability initiatives at Washington University in St. Louis. There also will be multimedia exhibits representing more than 20 key university initiatives, including student organizations. When: 6-9 p.m., Wednesday, April 19 Where: St. Louis Art Museum’s LEED Gold-certified East Building, 1 Fine […]

An engineering faculty member at Washington University in St. Louis has received a three-year, $589,486 grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to understand the fundamental limits on the ability to control the dynamics of a group or a population system.