Obituary: William H. Gass, professor emeritus, 93
World-renowned author and literary critic William H. Gass, the David May Distinguished University Professor Emeritus in the Humanities at Washington University in St. Louis, died Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, at his home in University City, Mo. He was 93.
Drake receives Baylor alumni award
Bettina Drake, associate professor of surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, was honored with the 2017 Baylor University Distinguished Black Alumni Award.
Who Knew WashU? 12.5.17
Question: Washington University has a thriving doctoral program today. In which year did the university award its first PhD to a student?
Flags lowered to remember Pearl Harbor attack
The U.S. and university flags over Brookings Hall will be flown at half-staff until sunset Dec. 7 in remembrance of those who died in the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
Obituary: Arthur D. Loewy, professor of anatomy and neuroscience, 74
Arthur DeCosta Loewy, professor of anatomy and of neuroscience at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died Dec. 2, 2017, of complications related to inflammatory bowel disease and other health issues. He was 74.
Oltz named editor-in-chief of immunology journal
The American Association of Immunologists (AAI) has named Eugene M. Oltz the next editor-in-chief of The Journal of Immunology. Oltz is professor and the vice chair for faculty development in the Department of Pathology and Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
WashU alumna named Schwarzman Scholar
Lingyu Zhou, a Washington University in St. Louis School of Law alumna, has been awarded a highly selective 2019 Schwarzman Scholarship for graduate study at Tsinghua University in Beijing. A student and another alum were semifinalists.
The View From Here 12.4.17
Images from in and around the Washington University campuses.
Obituary: John A. Pierce, former director of pulmonary and critical care, 92
John A. (Jack) Pierce, MD, emeritus professor of medicine at the School of Medicine, died Nov. 24 in St. Louis following a long battle with cancer. Pierce came to the university in 1967 as the first director of the Department of Medicine’s Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.
Weihl named Denny-Brown neurological scholar
Conrad Chris Weihl, MD, PhD, has received the 2017 Derek Denny-Brown Young Neurological Scholar Award in Basic Science, the most prestigious honor awarded by the American Neurological Association.
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