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Mazzeo appointed dean of Olin Business School

Michael Mazzeo, a professor of strategy at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, will be the next dean of Olin Business School, effective Jan. 1, according to Chancellor Andrew D. Martin.

Anthropology & Archaeology

Parasitic infections common in kids in low-resource US communities, study finds

Neglected by government officials and medical professionals, parasitic infections can lead to lifelong health consequences, according to Theresa Gildner, a biological anthropologist in Arts & Sciences.

Medicine

Possible treatment strategy identified for bone marrow failure syndrome

School of Medicine researchers have identified a possible treatment strategy for some bone marrow failure syndromes. These syndromes lead to an increased risk of developing dangerous infections, anemia and an increased risk of blood cancers.

Students

WashU at Night: A look at campus life after dark

Every night, members of WashU’s 400-plus student groups and nearly 500 intramural and club sport teams fill classrooms, studios, common spaces and fields to perform, practice, build and compete. Get a small glimpse of one week’s nocturnal action.

Diversity & Inclusion

New faculty to join race, ethnicity cohort in the fall

Washington University in St. Louis, through its race and ethnicity cluster hire initiative, has hired eight new faculty members for the fall 2023 semester in continued efforts to build a world-class program on race.

Awards & Notables

Cunningham, Ward share Mellon Foundation grant

David Cunningham and Geoff Ward, both in Arts & Sciences, received a $500,000 three-year grant from the Mellon Foundation, along with collaborators from other universities, for the project “The Virality of Racial Terror in US Newspapers, 1863-1921.”

Campus & Community

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Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

Architecture

Stadiums don’t save cities

Large-scale redevelopment is often pitched as a strategy for reviving struggling downtowns. Yet such projects — with their acres of asphalt and tenuous connections to surrounding environs — are usually poor substitutes for the organic neighborhoods they displace, argues Patty Heyda, an associate professor of urban design at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.

Campus & Community

Back to Bogalusa

Last fall, Tyrin Truong, AB ’21, was elected mayor of Bogalusa, Louisiana, the youngest mayor in the town's history. (Photo: Kevin Magee)

Former Student Union President Tyrin Truong, AB ’21, continues his commitment to public service at age 23 as one of the country’s youngest mayors.

Awards & Notables

Kwon named chair of epidemiology society committee

Jennie H. Kwon, DO, an assistant professor of medicine at the School of Medicine, has been named head of the Society of Healthcare Epidemiologists of America Research Committee.