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.
Who Knew WashU? 11.28.17
Question: The McDonnell International Scholars Academy has 33 partner universities around the world. Which country has at least two universities in the academy?
Free vehicle inspections Dec. 2
The university’s Police and Parking Services departments, in partnership with Hartmann’s Towing, once again will sponsor free vehicle inspections for students, faculty and staff from noon-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, in the lower level of Millbrook Garage.
Obituary: Adrienne Glore, former associate dean of students, 75
Adrienne Glore, who retired from Washington University in St. Louis in 2008 after 32 years as a beloved member of the student affairs staff, died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017, of complications related to vascular dementia at Sunrise on Clayton in Richmond Heights, Mo. She was 75.
Obituary: John S. Rigden, adjunct professor of physics, 83
John S. Rigden, a longtime adjunct professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, died Nov. 24 in St. Louis. He was 83.
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