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WashU Dance Collective presents ‘Alchemy’

The WashU Dance Collective, the resident dance company of the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences, will present “Alchemy,” an evening of new and original choreography, April 10 and 11 in Edison Theatre.

Operations & Strategy

Mackey to deliver annual Brauer Lecture

John Mackey, co-founder of Whole Foods Market, will deliver the keynote address April 14 for WashU Olin Business School’s annual Brauer Lecture Series.

Performing Arts

Catalyst Quartet to perform April 12

Acclaimed Grammy-winning ensemble the Catalyst Quartet will perform works by Florence Price, Libby Larsen and Antonín Dvořák for WashU’s Great Artists Series April 12.

Appointments & Promotions

Board grants faculty promotions, tenure

At the WashU Board of Trustees meeting March 6, dozens of faculty members were promoted or granted tenure, with most taking effect July 1.

Students

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Images from on and around the WashU campuses.

Health & Society

WashU poll: St. Louisans largely unaware of deadly opioids in school wastewater

Nearly 70% of Missouri schools tested showed traces of potent synthetic opioids, as a new iHeard poll finds most St. Louis residents are unaware of the threat.

Advancement

Mortimer installed as James Langenfeld Professor of Industrial Organization

Julie Holland Mortimer is a renowned applied microeconomics scholar in WashU Arts & Sciences. She investigates the impact of new forms of contracting between content producers and internet retailers.

Medicine

New software safeguards research participants’ privacy

WashU Medicine researchers have developed a software, De-ID, that flags sensitive information in data collected through focus groups, surveys and interviews. It allows for easy removal of such details to enable safe sharing.

Students

Crothers, Karra awarded Goldwater Scholarship

Goldwater Scholars Margo Crothers and Vikram Karra

WashU juniors Margo Crothers and Vikram Karra have received the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, a prestigious award that honors students who conduct research in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.

Space

Ghostly particles: Is dark radiation masquerading as neutrinos?

New research suggests that neutrinos in the early universe may have transformed into a previously unknown form of radiation. A study led by physicist Bhupal Dev in WashU Arts & Sciences offers a new way to explain certain puzzling observations.