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The health community needs to rise together because research shows early infant death is highly preventable and that quality early childhood builds healthy neural networks within children’s brains — for life.

John E. McCarthy, chair and professor of mathematics and statistics at Washington University, was elected as a fellow of the American Mathematical Society. The society recognized McCarthy for his contributions to operator theory and functions of several complex variables.

Learn more about several alumnae innovators and entrepreneurs who have found success in the fields of fashion, tech, media and design. With high-profile clients, accolades and funding support, they’ve risen fast— many before age 30.

The U.S. and university flags over Brookings Hall are lowered to half-staff in memory of former President George H.W. Bush. Bush, the country’s 41st president, died Nov. 30, 2018, at age 94.

The Hatch Act itself recognizes that, to the extent not expressly prohibited by the law, federal employees should be free to exercise “their right to participate or to refrain from participating in the political processes of the Nation,” without “fear of penalty or reprisal.”

If we can connect young girls’ aptitude for STEM subjects to their personal ability to succeed in these fields in the future and share our hope to increase numbers of women in STEM, they will hear how much their talents are needed.

The Washington University Police Department’s Blue Santa program is collecting donations for the children of Whitney Thomas, who was killed in a traffic accident in October on Riverview Boulevard. The six children range in age from 11 to 8 months old.

The Department of Political Science in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis ranks second in the nation in a new study of faculty research productivity published by the American Political Science Association.

The Washington University Police Department and Parking & Transportation Services, in partnership with Woodard’s Automotive, again are offering free vehicle inspections to university students, faculty and staff from Dec. 4-7. 

St. Louis can help make a writing life possible—and revelatory—in ways that larger and more expensive cities often cannot.