Mahendra R. Gupta, dean of Olin Business School, recently announced a four-year, $1.09-million gift from Roger and Fran Koch and Paul and Elke Koch that will launch the Olin Family Business Program.
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.
The 2016 Jane and Whitney Harris St. Louis Community Service Award was presented to Anabeth and John Weil in recognition of the couple’s exemplary dedication in advancing educational, cultural and social service institutions in the metropolitan area.
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.
Children whose mothers were nurturing during the preschool years, as opposed to later in childhood, have more robust growth in brain structures associated with learning, memory and stress response than children with less supportive moms, according to new research at Washington University.
Dancer and Choreographer Bill T. Jones will receive the 2016 International Humanities Prize from Washington University in St. Louis. Granted biennially, the prize honors the lifetime work of a noted scholar, writer or artist who has made a significant and sustained contribution to the world of letters or the arts.
Getting older doesn’t have to be a cause for worry. Six experts from across the university offer tips about how to plan for the future as you or your family members move into the golden years.
Kengo Kuma, one of Japan’s most Influential architects and theorists, will discuss his work May 4 for the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts spring Public Lecture Series.
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.
