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Samuels named director of sustainable design, environmental justice

Linda C. Samuels, a professor and chair of urban design in WashU’s Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, has been named the school’s inaugural director of sustainable design and environmental justice.

Campus & Facilities

WUPD launches texting service to gather feedback

In an effort to better serve the WashU community, the Washington University Police Department is sending text message surveys after some service calls. The surveys are short and voluntary, said WUPD chief Angela Coonce.

Climate & Environment

Turning bacteria into bioplastic factories

Biologists in Arts & Sciences have found new ways to encourage the plastic-producing power of purple microbes.

Awards & Notables

Halvorsen elected to officer role with Gerontological Society of America

Cal J. Halvorsen, an associate professor at the Brown School, has been elected vice chair of the Gerontological Society of America’s Social Research, Policy and Practice section.

Awards & Notables

Fort Neuroscience Research Building earns LEED Gold

The Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Research Building at WashU Medicine has earned LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Awards & Notables

Vedantham honored for innovation in interventional radiology

Suresh Vedantham, MD, a professor of radiology and of surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been awarded the 2024 Leader in Innovation Award by the Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation.

Engineering

WashU to lead $26 million decarbonization initiative

a nightime image of Washington University next to a CO2 electrolyzer that converts C02 into different chemicals

A collaboration of universities and industry, led by the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University, is embarking on a bold plan to transform manufacturing toward zero or negative emissions by converting carbon dioxide into environmentally friendly chemicals and products that create a circular economy.

Obituaries

Richard J. Walter, professor emeritus in Arts & Sciences, 85

Richard J. Walter, a professor emeritus and former chair of the Department of History in Arts & Sciences at WashU, died Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, at Mercy Hospital St. Louis. He was 85.

Advancement

Cooper named inaugural French professor

Megan Cooper, MD, PhD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named the inaugural Anthony R. French, MD, PhD, Professor in Pediatrics.

Students

WashU welcomes Class of 2028 (and their families)

Excited, hopeful and just a little nervous, the newest members of the WashU community converged on campus for move-in day. They unpacked twin XL sheets, bought WashU T-shirts at the Campus Store and met comfort dogs Brookie and Bear. No, we’re not referring to the 1,854 members of the Class of 2028, but to their families.