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Obituary: Malik Williams, student in Arts & Sciences, 22

Malik Williams, an undergraduate student in Arts & Sciences, died Friday, Oct 7. Williams is remembered as a quiet, calming presence who loved good food, travel and nature.

Campus & Community

10.17.22

Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

Campus & Community

Preserving a university tradition

An archival rescue operation helps save decades of Assembly Series lectures, providing opportunities to hear important voices of the past.

Campus & Community

‘We’re thinking big’ for WashU

Outlining a vision for the future of Washington University with the unveiling of the “Here and Next” strategic plan.

Medicine & Health

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.