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Washington University appoints Sandro Galea as inaugural dean of its planned School of Public Health to work toward healthier futures in St. Louis and globally.

Washington University’s 163rd Commencement is 9 a.m. Monday, May 13, on Francis Olympic Field. The university will award degrees to approximately 3,400 members of the Class of 2024, and Jennifer Coolidge, an award-winning actor, will deliver the Commencement address and receive an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree.

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Emily Willroth, an assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University, has received the SAGE Early Career Trajectory Award from the Society for Social and Personality Psychology.

Washington University in St. Louis is committed to removing financial barriers for all of our students regardless of their socioeconomic backgrounds. In recent years, we’ve launched several new initiatives that strive to make a WashU education more accessible to all students.

he Washington University Police Department in partnership with the St. Louis Police Foundation and the SLMPD’s North Patrol Division will distribute free bicycles and gifts to some 85 children from Camp Sunsplash, a free summer camp in Fairground Park that serves lower-income families.

Katharine Flores is the Christopher I. Byrnes Professor and director of the Institute of Materials Science & Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. Also an alumna, she has brought dedication, leadership and expertise to the materials science program and is helping it reach the next level.

Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

A memorial for community activist Lovie M. Haynes, who died Sept. 9 at the age of 93, will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, in the Hamilton Village Garden in St. Louis’ West End neighborhood.