Workplace violence/active shooter training next week

Washington University’s Emergency Management Office will offer a free one-hour class at noon Wednesday, May 4, to give employees and students an understanding of what to do in the case of a person committing violence or an active shooter at the university.

Corcoran presents ‘Reading Time’ at COCA

Heather Corcoran, director of the College and Graduate School of Art in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, has an exhibition on view through May 21 at COCA. It’s called “Reading Time Across Words and Numbers: Visualization Projects.”

Virgil award winners named

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.

Who Knew WashU? 4.27.16

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

Multicultural geology

Trinity College professor Quentin Crowley explaining to a group of Washington University and Trinity College geology students the formation of the Grodo megabed in the Tabernas Basin of Anadlucia in southeast Spain. He stands in front of rock layers deformed by a landslide that triggered a tsunami.
This spring, theory-heavy Washington University in St. Louis geology students went on a field trip to southeastern Spain with field-trained students from Trinity College, Dublin. What they learned from each other transcended earth — and time.