For the 18th time in program history, the Washington University women’s soccer team returns to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division III Championship tournament, this time facing Calvin University at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 17, at Francis Olympic Field. Head Coach Jim Conlon said this squad is unlike any he has coached before.
Salvatore P. Sutera, former dean of the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis and the Spencer T. Olin Emeritus Professor, died Nov. 7, in St. Louis. He was 90.
Raymond W. Ewing, a well-known bartender at Washington University’s Whittemore House and a retired employee of the Division of Comparative Medicine at the university’s School of Medicine, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, in St. Louis. He was 80.
Washington University is the newest member of the Coalition for Transformational Education, a group that focuses on preparing students for life after college.
Washington University in St. Louis senior Victoria “Tori” Harwell has been selected as a Rhodes Scholar, the 30th winner in university history. Harwell was among the 32 students nationwide selected Nov. 11 to receive the prestigious honor that provides scholars the opportunity to earn an advanced degree at Oxford University.
Funding remains available for projects aimed at furthering understanding of civil discourse, free speech and personal responsibility through the university’s Frick Initiative.
Sarah D. Ackerman, Gabor Egervari, MD, PhD, and Tao Xie, all of the School of Medicine, have been named 2023 Young Investigator grantees by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. The funding supports promising early-career scientists in neuropsychiatry with innovative ideas in mental health research.
