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Sandra Geary, pianist in Arts & Sciences, 59

Sandra Geary, a teacher of applied music and collaborative pianist in the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences, died June 23 following a short illness. She was 59.

Campus & Facilities

East End garage recognized

The East End garage recently landed a new national certification for its sustainable features.

Awards & Notables

Naseh selected for national poverty scholars program

Mitra Naseh, assistant professor at the Brown School, has been selected as one of four scholars nationwide for the 2025-2026 Visiting Poverty Scholars Program, administered by the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Campus & Facilities

WashU Night at the Ballpark tickets on sale

WashU Night at the Ballpark will be Sept. 5, when the Cardinals face the San Francisco Giants. Employees who purchase tickets by July 19 or Aug. 22 will be entered in raffles to win autographed baseballs.

Climate & Environment

Winged migration

St. Louis sits on the Mississippi Flyway — the largest migratory pathway used by birds in North America. In this photo story, learn about a long-term study of migratory birds led by volunteers at WashU’s Tyson Research Center that is yielding new data on bird longevity and migration patterns.

Obituaries

Arthur L. Prensky, professor emeritus of neurology, 94

Arthur L. Prensky, MD, a professor emeritus of neurology at WashU Medicine, died June 16 after a short illness. He was 94. Prensky was a world authority in metabolic disorders, headache and neurodevelopment.

Appointments & Promotions

Danforth Staff Council selects new members, leaders

The Danforth Staff Council at WashU has added 10 new members and elected its executive officers for the academic year.

Medicine

WashU Medicine develops new postbaccalaureate training program

WashU Medicine faculty members received funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop the Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, a two-year mentored research experience.

Public Health

Sports participation shields against suicide risk in teens, preteens — but fewer are taking the field

Public health researcher Massy Mutumba finds sports participation lowers suicide risk for teens — but warns access is shrinking just as mental health needs are surging.

Biology

Religion, politics and war drive urban wildlife evolution

The downstream consequences of religion, politics and war can have far-reaching effects on the environment and on the evolutionary processes affecting urban organisms, according to a new analysis from Washington University in St. Louis.