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Supporting victims of trauma, disrupting the cycle of violence

Trauma surgeon Douglas J. E. Schuerer, MD, is director of trauma at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and a founding board member of the Life Outside of Violence program. (Photo: Jerry Naunheim Jr./Washington University)

The Life Outside of Violence program takes an individualized approach to solving one of the biggest problems of our time.

Literature

Taking on censorship

Mary Bartling’s website on banned books aims to help us become better readers and better global citizens.

Humanities & Society

They knew, and now you should know, too

The latest book from Sarah Kendzior dives into the culture of conspiracy that arises when citizens let others do the thinking for them.

Science & Technology

Pushing the limits of biology

Josh Mandel-Brehm’s biotech company, CAMP4, is harnessing the power of RNA.

Engineering

Life and death decisions

In the “Engineering Ethics and Sustainability” taught by Sandra Matteucci of the McKelvey School of Engineering, students explore the lessons to be learned from deadly ethics failures.

History & Education

Honoring the fight for freedom

The Freedom Suits Memorial in downtown St. Louis honors enslaved men and women who sued for their freedom before the Civil War. Here’s how the WashU community contributed to the decades-long effort.

Arts & Culture

‘Lest We Forget’ opens Oct. 20

Luigi Toscano tests a portrait installation in front of the Summers Welcome Center for his exhibition "Lest We Forget."

“Lest We Forget,” a public art installation by noted Italian-German photographer Luigi Toscano, will open Oct. 20 in WashU’s Ann and Andrew Tisch Park. The exhibition will feature nearly 100 contemporary, large-scale portraits of Holocaust survivors — including 12 survivors now living in St. Louis.

Academics

Student Sunrise project rolls out new graduate admissions system

The university has begun using a new admissions system, Slate, for most of its graduate-level programs. The move is part of Student Sunrise, a multiyear initiative to consolidate and update WashU’s various student information systems.

Awards & Notables

WashU hosts the Fourth Annual Missouri Egyptological Symposium

The Fourth Annual Missouri Egyptological Symposium (#MOEgypt4) will take place Oct. 14-15 on the Danforth Campus. Nicola Aravecchia, assistant professor of classics and of art history and archaeology, both in Arts & Sciences, is one of the organizers of the event.

St. Louis Region

Nominations sought for William H. Danforth St. Louis Confluence Award

Nominations are now being sought for a new award which will fund community-based research promoting impact and deep engagement with St. Louis.