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Five outstanding individuals have received Washington University’s Gerry and Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award this year, exemplifying a character of service and giving to the St. Louis region.

Question: What major piece of medical imaging equipment was first built at the School of Medicine?

Sophomore Sarah Longyear died by suicide April 22 in her hometown of Palo Alto, Calif. She was 19. Advisers remember her as a kind and curious student who excelled academically but struggled with depression.

Washington University Arts & Sciences seniors Heidi Chiu and Cameron Kinker have been selected for 2016 Humanity in Action summer fellowship programs in Europe and the United States.

Chris Stark, assistant professor of music in Arts & Sciences, discusses composing, the future of electronic music and the inspirations behind some of his works.

Students studying classics in Arts & Sciences have been racking up honors this year, from a Merle Kling fellowship to an invitation to a classics seminar to Classical Association awards.

Lerone Martin, assistant professor of religion and politics in the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis, has been awarded a 2016-2017 American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Fellowship for a research project titled “J. Edgar Hoover’s Stained Glass Window: The FBI and Christian America.” Martin’s research on Hoover also earned a 2016 book grant from the Louisville Institute for the Study of American Religion.

Images from in and around the Washington University campuses.

The St. Louis Area Regional Response System (STARRS) will conduct a full-scale emergency exercise on Tuesday, April 26 in various locations throughout the St. Louis region, including Washington University’s South Campus, located at 6501 Clayton Road.

The Olin Business School recently honored several graduates who have attained distinction in their careers at its 30th Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner, held at the Ritz-Carlton April 15.