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Boeing Co. has awarded Washington University in St. Louis’ Institute for School Partnership a grant for STEMpact.

Images in and around the Washington University campuses.

Samuel Achilefu, the Michel M. Ter-Pogossian Professor of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been elected as a fellow to the Royal Society of Chemistry and to The Optical Society.

Phyllis I. Hanson, MD, PhD, the Gerty T. Cori Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology at the School of Medicine, has been named chairperson of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Membrane Biology and Protein Processing Study Section.

Question: How long are the newly planted Chinkapin oak trees along historic Oak Allee, the path connecting Brookings Quadrangle to Graham Chapel, expected to live?

Charles B. Anderson, MD, a former professor and director of the Division of General Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died of congestive heart failure Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, at his home, surrounded by his daughters. He was 78.

Images from in and around the Washington University campuses.

The next universitywide blood drive will be held Wednesday, Nov. 16, at seven locations throughout the campuses. All faculty, staff and students are encouraged to participate. Visit the Gephardt Institute site to sign up and for more details.

Sophia Hayes, professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences, served on a committee that prepared a report and launched a website about the shortage of liquid helium and how both the government and scientific researchers can respond.

It’s time to sign up for, or make changes to, your university health insurance coverage. Open enrollment runs through Nov. 28. Health and dental plan details are available online, along with comparison tools.