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Class Acts: Tony Sims

Tony Sims was born a hustler. This week, he is set to graduate from Washington University an entrepreneur. The Olin Business School student is among the 2,042 WashU students who are set to earn their degrees this month. The university will celebrate their accomplishments at the annual December recognition ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at the Athletic Complex.

Awards & Notables

Schreiber receives scientific innovator award

Robert Schreiber, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is the 2024 Senior Scientist Winner of the Innovators in Science Award. The award recognizes his outstanding contributions to the field of cancer immunology.

Athletics

Women’s soccer finishes as national runner-up

The WashU women’s soccer team finished a remarkable season Dec. 2, losing the NCAA Division III national championship game 1-0 to California Lutheran University.

Campus & Facilities

Donations sought for food drive

The Danforth Staff Council has organized a food drive in support of Operation Food Search. Donations of canned goods and other nonperishable items are being accepted at locations across campus through Monday, Dec. 11.

Awards & Notables

Puray-Chavez named Mendez Scholar

Virologist Maritza Puray-Chavez, a staff scientist at the School of Medicine, has been named a 2023 Dr. Eddie Mendez Scholar by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.

Psychology

Eternal sunshine of the aging mind

Older adults spend less time worrying and more time staying on task, according to a new study by WashU psychological and brain sciences researchers Matt Welhaf and Julie Bugg in Arts & Sciences.

Campus & Facilities

12.04.23

Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

Obituaries

Mark Rollins, professor emeritus of philosophy, 76

Mark Rollins in the Danforth University Center at Washington University

Mark Rollins, a professor emeritus of philosophy in Arts & Sciences and former dean of University College, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, in Columbia, Mo., following a battle with cancer. He was 76.

Awards & Notables

Thomas receives inaugural University Libraries’ Ginkgo Award

Jack Thomas, a Washington University trustee and member of the University Libraries National Council, received the inaugural Washington University Libraries’ Ginkgo Award honoring exceptional service to the libraries

Students

Gephardt Institute accepting applications for civic leadership programs

The Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement is accepting student applications for its Civic Scholars and St. Louis Fellowship programs through Jan. 19.