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The U.S. Census Bureau has released its poverty numbers for 2015. The poverty rate fell to 13.5 percent from 14.8 percent the year before. The problem with these estimates is that they only provide a snapshot of who is poor in any single year, says an expert on poverty and inequality at Washington University in St. Louis.

A group of eight Washington University registered nurses (RNs) received bachelor’s of science degrees in nursing in August as part of a new program that allows university RNs tuition remission when they pursue bachelor’s degrees at Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College.

The St. Louis Net Impact conference for undergraduate students will be held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, in Bauer Hall. The event aims to educate students about business sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

Research by Washington University psychologists Henry L. “Roddy” Roediger and Mark McDaniel will be featured in a PBS/NOVA documentary on “Schools of the Future,” which premieres on PBS stations nationwide Wednesday, Sept. 14.

In commemoration of the 15th anniversary of 9/11, members of the Washington University in St. Louis College Republicans will plant 2,977 flags — one for each victim of the deadly attacks — on Mudd Field beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10. The flags will remain on view through Monday, Sept. 12.

The next universitywide blood drive will be held Tuesday, Sept. 13, at seven locations throughout the campuses. All faculty, staff and students are encouraged to participate.

Jacob Goodman and Josh Arbit once hated each other. Now they’re business partners. Read their story on FUSE: Igniting Innovation & Connecting Entrepreneurs.

A memorial for student Sarah Longyear has been scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, in College Hall on the South 40 area of campus. A reception will follow in Tisch Commons in the Danforth University Center.

Audrey Odom, MD, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics and of molecular microbiology in the School of Medicine, and Timothy Wencewicz, assistant professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences, both of Washington University in St. Louis, are the recipients of inaugural ACS Infectious Diseases Young Investigator Awards.

The Gephardt Institute is again collecting data on the myriad ways that Washington University is involved in the community. Faculty, staff and students who oversee community engagement efforts are asked to complete the streamlined Community Counts survey by Sept. 30.