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Zafar edits African American Review special issue

Rafia Zafar, professor of English, has co-edited a special issue of the African American Review dedicated to pioneering writer, historian and activist Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (1874-1938).

Awards & Notables

WashU faculty look to advance scholarship on legacies of racial violence

Three Washington University faculty members — David Cunningham, Hedwig Lee and Geoff Ward — have co-edited a special issue of The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.

Biology

Sticky toes unlock life in the trees

Biologists at Washington University in St. Louis examined data from 2,600 lizard species worldwide and discovered that while hundreds of different types of lizards have independently evolved arboreal lifestyles, species that possessed sticky toepads prevailed.

Disparity

COVID-19’s economic impact

The SARS-CoV-2 virus does not distinguish people’s skin color, educational attainments or the dollar amounts in their bank accounts, but the virus entered an unequal world and has had an unequal impact.

Popular Culture

Preserving the Negro Leagues

World Champion St. Louis Stars Negro league baseball team

Kevin Johnson has worked for more than a decade to compile statistics from the Negro Leagues, ultimately helping them secure some long-awaited Major League recognition.

Advancement

WashU runs in the family

For the Glazers, family reunions look more like WashU Reunions.

Space

Searching for life in the cosmos

Planetary scientist Sarah Stewart Johnson, AB ’01, wants to find the limits of life and broaden our world.

Operations & Strategy

The business of giving

Brenda Asare has raised billions for nonprofits by taking a for-profit approach.

Engineering

Engineering her own path

Dianne Chong, inside a sculpture by Taiji Miyasaka called Night Blooming

Dianne Chong studied to be a doctor but ended up in the Women in Engineering Hall of Fame.

Advancement

George and Carol Bauer: Leading through service

George and Carol Bauer established the George and Carol Bauer Leaders Academy for the Danforth Scholars Program to help scholars, such as (from center, right) Jimmy Rao, Elise DeConinck and Mackenzie Liening, clarify their values as they prepare for careers.

Emeritus trustee George Bauer, BS ’53, MS ’59, and his wife, Carol Bauer, believe in the power of servant leadership. Here they talk about their exemplary service to Washington University and why they established the George and Carol Bauer Leaders Academy for the Danforth Scholars Program.