‘Nick Week’ kicks off with a Nick Offerman-inspired trivia night
Students took part in a themed trivia night inspired by the popular mustache-sporting character played by Nick Offerman on the TV show Parks and Recreation. Offerman will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Edison Theatre. Other “Nick Week” activities today include an Offerman cookie contest at Cafe Bergson and a happy hour at 5:30 p.m. at the Gargoyle.
CSD survey shows effectiveness of veterans and community service
A new academic survey conducted by Washington University in St. Louis’ Center for Social Development and national veterans nonprofit group The Mission Continues points to community volunteerism as an effective tool for addressing veterans’ reintegration challenges.
Walt Reed Illustration Archives come to Washington University
In 1974, Walt Reed opened the Illustration House. For decades, the New York gallery was the nation’s premier advocate for illustration art. Now, Washington University Special Collections has worked with Reed and his son, Roger, to acquire the Illustration House archives, along with a substantial number of original artworks.
NIH support fosters diversity among PhD trainees
Washington University has received a $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to foster student diversity in its PhD training program in the biomedical sciences. Pictured are inaugural scholars from the program.
Semester Online welcomes Trinity College Dublin, University of Melbourne
This spring, Washington University students may take a variety of Semester Online courses ranging from Trinity College Dublin’s “Ireland and Rebellion” to Wake Forest’s “Introduction to Bioethics.” The online consortium now boasts 21 top peer institutions.
Washington University acquires Walt Reed Illustration Archive
In 1974, Walt Reed opened the Illustration House. For decades, the New York gallery was the nation’s premier advocate for illustration art. Now, Washington University Special Collections has worked with Reed and his son, Roger, to acquire the Illustration House archives, along with a substantial number of original artworks.
Effects of segregation negatively impact health
A groundbreaking multidisciplinary study on African-American health in St. Louis, ‘For the Sake of All,’ releases its fourth brief. This one examines the long-term effects of how segregation affects access to health-promoting resources and health outcomes such as chronic disease and death.
McKelvey encourages students to pursue goals, learn from failures
Jim McKelvey, School of Engineering & Applied Science alumnus and co-founder of Square, spoke with MBA students at WUSTL Nov. 1. His visit was part of the Entrepreneurship Platform Summit, organized by Cliff Holekamp, senior lecturer in entrepreneurship at Olin Business School.
Outlook optimistic for returning U.S. veterans
Two decades of research by Rumi Kato Price, PhD, a professor of psychiatry at the Washington University School of Medicine, shows reason for optimism about the future of returning soldiers. “The notion that our soldiers deployed to conflict regions come back ‘broken’ is a one-sided story in the media,” says Price, whose research has explored trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse and suicide among American military service members and veterans.
Veterans can attend University College tuition-free
For U.S. veteran Robbie Garrison, attending University College tuition-free was a dream come true. “One of my goals was to attend Washington University,” said Garrison, a first-generation college student. “I was not sure how I would afford it, until I learned about the Yellow Ribbon Program.”
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