Project to create intersection at Kingshighway, Forest Park Parkway
A project to create a traditional intersection at Forest Park Parkway and Kingshighway Boulevard is expected to begin in July or August. Forest Park Parkway west of Kingshighway through Union Avenue will close to through traffic for up to a year.
Beauty queen: Alexis Wolfer talks ups and downs of starting “The Beauty Bean”
Long before People StyleWatch named her “The DIY Beauty Queen,” Alexis Wolfer had the DIY mentality as she set out to create “The Beauty Bean,” an online women’s magazine that would change the way women talk about beauty, health and wellness. After receiving her bachelor of arts in women’s studies and psychology from Washington University in St. […]
Who Knew WashU? 6.14.16
Question: Which university building is named after a St. Louis heiress whose daughter married Robert Brookings?
Employee Night at the Ballpark coming up
Faculty and staff can purchase discounted tickets for Employee Night at the St. Louis Cardinals game Aug. 8. There’s a limit of 4 per employee.
Raymond E. Arvidson receives the 2016 Lester W. Strock Award
Raymond Arvidson, James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, has been awarded the prestigious Lester W. Strock Award for his work in the field of earth and planetary sciences.
Medicine’s Siegel receives nuclear science award
Barry A. Siegel, MD, director of the Division of Nuclear Medicine at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the 2016 National Award of Nuclear Science & History.
Olin names new assistant dean
The Olin Business School announced that Ruthie Pyles will join the school as assistant dean and director of graduate programs admissions and financial aid.
Flags lowered to half-staff in memory of Florida victims
The U.S. and university flags over Brookings Hall are lowered to half-staff until sunset Thursday, June 16, as a mark of respect for those killed in the nightclub shooting June 12 in Orlando. Read the presidential proclamation.
Pakrasi makes presentation on sustainable energy
Himadri Pakrasi, the Myron and Sonya Glassberg/Albert and Blanche Greensfelder Distinguished University Professor in Arts & Sciences and director of the International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability, presented the lead address at the “Sustainable and Affordable Energy Challenge for the World” symposium at Columbia University.
Who Knew WashU? 6.7.16
Question: As the world mourns the death of Muhammad Ali, we ask: When did Ali give an address in Graham Chapel?
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