Some 80 area high school students will launch gliders they designed across
WUSTL’s Field House as part of the Boeing Engineering Challenge to determine which has the
farthest flight, the straightest path, the longest hang time, and
highest quality of flight. The students
created the planes out of balsa wood with consultation from engineers
with The Boeing Company. The competition helps the students learn important concepts
in physics and aerospace engineering.
The Washington University in St. Louis Alumni Association will be hosting a “Washington University Day at Circus Flora” at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 9, that will be open to all members of the WUSTL community, including alumni, faculty and staff.
Members of the Class of 2015 enjoy pizza and Ted Drewes frozen custard April 25 outside Danforth University Center, as part of this year’s Freshman Finale. The Freshman Class Council and First Year Center sponsored this signature celebration in Graham Chapel. During the event, awards are presented to people who have had a positive impact on the freshman experience this year.
Mickey Turner and Katie Callaghan, the Record’s Outstanding Graduates from Olin Business School, knew when they met at MBA orientation in fall 2010 that their relationship would be more than a standard business alliance. The couple will be married this July.
A new gift of $5,350,000 from Wells Fargo Advisors to Washington University in St. Louis will support initiatives in the university’s Olin Business School and the Brown School that are designed to enhance and strengthen teaching and research, to apply new knowledge to affect positive societal change and to create pathways for the exchange of ideas between business and academia.
The Women’s Society of Washington University honored the legacy of two of the university’s most revered women at its annual meeting April 26. The society honored four exemplary college students with the Harriet K. Switzer Leadership Award and the Elizabeth Gray Danforth Scholarship at the Women’s Building Formal Lounge.
Washington University in St. Louis will hold a dedication ceremony at 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 4, in Whitaker Hall to pay tribute to Scott and Pyong Rudolph while giving the Earth & Planetary Sciences building a new name. TV host and “Science Guy” Bill Nye is guest speaker.
Results of one of the largest studies of heart failure to date show that warfarin is no better than aspirin in reducing the combined risks of brain hemorrhage, stroke and death in most heart failure patients. Clinicians now have reassurance that aspirin is safe for heart failure patients with a normal heart rhythm, according to study co-author Douglas L. Mann, MD.
Actress, writer and comedienne Ellie Kemper speaks to a crowded Graham Chapel at the Women’s Society Adele Starbird Lecture April 26. Kemper, a St. Louis native, is best known for her role as Erin Hannon in NBC’s comedy The Office. During her talk, Kemper discussed her rise in Hollywood, along with her affinity for Imo’s pizza and what it was like to be a pupil of Mad Men actor Jon Hamm at John Burroughs School.
Ashley Brosius arrived at WUSTL as a freshman with dreams of medical school. Women, gender, and sexuality studies courses prompted her to alter her academic plans, but Brosius found a way to blend both interests when she co-wrote and received a grant to design and implement a program called “Catalysts for Change,” which aimed to introduce local female high school students to STEM fields.