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Paul Donnelly, celebrated architect, engineer, professor emeritus, 78

Paul J. Donnelly, the Rebecca and John Voyles Chair in Architecture Emeritus at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, died Jan. 17 in Boston. He was 78.

Campus & Facilities

University Libraries accepting submissions for three award programs

University Libraries is accepting submissions from WashU community members for three awards programs: The Carl Neureuther Student Book Collection Essay Competition, the Newman Exploration Travel Fund and the Mendel Sato Research Award.

Engineering

Rudra to develop materials to improve vaccines

Jai Rudra, at the McKelvey School of Engineering, won a four-year $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support his lab’s research on adjuvants, materials that help make vaccines work better and last longer.

Campus & Facilities

01.23.23

Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

Climate & Environment

What’s ahead for 2023

What changes and trends could we see this year? WashU experts in areas from artificial intelligence to climate to fashion share their insights.

Students

Contra Ultimate players committed to winning, each other

Contra, the WashU men’s Ultimate Frisbee team, is making another run for USA college championships. The team spends hours training and even more bonding. “We are there for each other on and off the field,” says player Elie Weitzman.

Public Health

Prevention of intimate partner violence in humanitarian settings requires multipronged approach

Intimate partner violence is pervasive in humanitarian settings and its impacts are far-reaching, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

Obituaries

Lucian Krukowski, artist and professor emeritus, 93

Lucian Krukowski, a painter and professor emeritus of philosophy in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, died Jan. 12, 2023, at his home in St. Louis. He was 93.

Students

New initiative to focus on civil discourse, free markets

Washington University in St. Louis Emeritus Trustee and alumnus Robert Frick and his wife, Barbara, have made a gift to establish a pilot initiative at the university to encourage an understanding of, and commitment to, civil discourse, free and open markets, free speech and personal responsibility.

Campus & Facilities

Defibrillator demos available for employees, students

Washington University has equipped every building on every campus with an automated external defibrillator (AED), a device that can save lives. On-site demonstrations are available for departments and student groups.