‘Eyes on the Prize’ rebroadcast this weekend
The “Eyes on the Prize” series on the civil rights movement will be rebroadcast by the Nine Network this weekend. A follow-up documentary features previously unaired materials from University Libraries’ Henry Hampton Collection and airs at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 6.
Anthropology students land digital publishing fellowships
Kosi Onyeneho and Natalia Guzman Solano, both graduate students in the Department of Anthropology in Arts & Sciences, have been selected as digital editorial
fellows for the Political and Legal Anthropology Review.
Fair Saint Louis to use some campus parking again
Fair Saint Louis will held in Forest Park July 2-4 for the third year in a row. In the spirit of community partnership, and given the proximity of the park to campus, Washington University has once again agreed to sponsor Fair Saint Louis by providing access to several campus parking areas during the fair, beginning at 4:30 p.m. Friday, July 1.
Gehlert named to California breast cancer post
Sarah Gehlert, E. Desmond Lee Professor of Racial and Ethnic Diversity at the Brown School, has been named to the steering committee of the California Breast Cancer Research Program.
Fall safety demonstration May 3 on Medical Campus
Those on the Medical Campus, take note: At about 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 3, the Campus Renewal Project safety team will demonstrate the importance of construction workers wearing fall-protection gear and having a rescue plan.
Obituary: Robert C. Strunk, professor of pediatrics, 73
Robert Charles Strunk, MD, a beloved and acclaimed pediatric allergist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died of cardiac arrest Thursday, April 28, 2016, in his native Chicago. He was 73.
The View From Here 5.2.16
Images from in and around the Washington University campuses.
Liu wins Stalker Award
Jenny Liu has been selected to receive the 2016 Harrison D. Stalker Award from the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. The award is recognizes students whose undergraduate careers combine outstanding scientific scholarship with significant contributions in the arts and humanities.
Jaspan wins Spector Prize
The Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences has awarded this year’s Spector Prize to Vita Jaspan. The annual award recognizes academic excellence and outstanding undergraduate achievement in research.
Obituary: Cathy Rodgers, former fashion design faculty, 87
Cathy Rodgers, former fashion design faculty member in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, died April 6 at her home in Ladue. She was 87. She taught tailoring and pattern-making to generations of designers, including such fashion luminaries as Carolyne Roehm, Kay Unger, Judd Waddell and Paul Dillinger.
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