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Humanities & Society

Circling back to purpose

Washington University alumni Harsh Moolani outside of the University of Miami Medical Campus in Miami, Fla. on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. (Photo by Scott McIntyre for Washington Magazine)
Harsh Moolani founded Create Circles as a WashU undergrad. The nonprofit that pairs older adults with college students is now a national organization with some 700 volunteers in 33 states.
Popular Culture

Designing woman

Molly Maginnis Tippe, BFA ’73, talks about what it’s like to be a costume designer for stage, film and TV.
Business & Entrepreneurship

Sporting life

As chief operating officer of Sporting News Holdings, Shaun Koiner oversees a legacy brand that’s been around since 1886 and is now global and more robust than it’s been in decades.
As chief operating officer of Sporting News Holdings, Shaun Koiner, oversees a legacy brand that’s been around since 1886. Now, it is global and more robust than it’s been in decades. (Photo: Terrence Jones)
St. Louis Region

Building bonds with cardboard and glue

Akiva Groener, a student in the College of Architecture works on a project with kindergartner Ava Prothro at Blossom Wood Day School. (Photo: Joe Angeles)
Each Thursday last spring, kids excitedly cut cardboard and glued construction paper as Washington University students guided and encouraged them to investigate, experiment and build. In “Explore and Contribute,” students from across the university create curricula and then teach elementary students hands-on problem-solving projects revolving around issues like climate change and homelessness. During the 2023 […]
Obituaries

Linda Repa-Eschen, business director, 72

Linda Repa-Eschen, former business director for the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research within the Department of Medicine at the School of Medicine, died June 5 at her home after waiting for a lung transplant. She was 72.
Campus & Community

Two faculty named to human rights panel

Washington University’s Leila Sadat, at the School of Law, and Kim Thuy Seelinger, at the Brown School, have been nominated to serve on the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s Moscow Mechanism panel of experts.
Alzheimer's

Study defines disparities in memory care

Members of minoritized racial or ethnic groups and people who live in less affluent neighborhoods are less likely than others to receive specialized care for dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, a new study from the School of Medicine indicates.
Public Health

More work needed to improve equity in public health

Ross Brownson
A new study by researchers at the Prevention Research Center and colleagues surveyed public health departments in the U.S. to understand current health equity-related work practices and identify ways to bolster equity-focused work in chronic disease prevention and control efforts.