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Question: In all, how many people affiliated with Washington University have won a Nobel Prize?

As work on the Loop Trolley project continues, drivers near the North Campus and Danforth Campus, take note: The intersection of Skinker and Delmar boulevards will be closed beginning Monday, April 25, for 12 days. Crews will be installing tracks, and detours will be necessary.

The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis will present its 87th annual Fashion Design Show April 24 at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park.

Susan Stiritz, senior lecturer and coordinator of sexuality studies at the Brown School, has been named president-elect of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists.

Join in the Delmar Loop Social Impact Hackathon this weekend, April 22-24. The Skandalaris Center and the Delmar Loop Innovation Neighborhood are holding the contest, during which teams will brainstorm ways to create a place that attracts geniuses and speeds economic growth. Prizes will be given for top ideas.

The School of Engineering & Applied Science celebrated the extraordinary accomplishments of six alumni and a former dean at its annual Alumni Achievement Awards dinner April 7.

Arts & Sciences recognized six alumni for their achievements, leadership and support during its 19th annual Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony.

The Office of Human Resources will offer information sessions next week for employees who want to learn more about changes to simplify administration of the university’s retirement savings plan. TIAA will lead the sessions Monday and Tuesday, April 18-19, and the information will be posted online later.

Katherine Weilbaecher, MD, a Washington University professor of medicine, has been elected to the Association of American Physicians, a leading medical group of more than 1,300 active members.

Three doctoral candidates were inducted into the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society at the annual Bouchet Conference on Diversity in Graduate Education April 1-2 at Yale University.