Three students win Goldwater Scholarship

Three students win Goldwater Scholarship

Three Washington University in St. Louis students have received the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship, which honors students who conduct research in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.

Carter receives grant to study race, class, gender, and chronic illness

Chelsey Carter, an anthropology doctoral candidate in Arts & Sciences, received a $19,492 grant from the Wenner Gren Foundation to support ongoing research on the intersections of race, class, gender and chronic illness in the United States. Carter’s research explores how black people with neuromuscular diseases navigate health-care spaces and experience care at medical institutions in St. Louis. The Wenner Gren […]

Skemer receives NSF grant to study microstructure of serpentine

Philip Skemer, associate professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences and associate director of the Institute of Materials Science & Engineering, received a $311,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s GeoPRISMS program. The grant will support research on the rheology and microstructure evolution of serpentine.
The keeper of the flame

The keeper of the flame

After 24-plus years of serving the university in Public Affairs and the chancellor’s office as associate vice chancellor and chief of staff to Mark Wrighton, Steve Givens is retiring. Here’s a look back, and a look forward to his next stage of life.
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