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Law

Sadat, Seelinger named special advisers to International Criminal Court

Leila Sadat, at the School of Law, and Kim Thuy Seelinger, at the Brown School, have been appointed special advisers to the International Criminal Court at The Hague.

Academics

CRE² accepting applications for new course, grants

The Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity is accepting applications for funding opportunities. Faculty affiliates are invited to design a new graduate-level seminar for the 2022-23 academic year. The deadline is Oct. 15.

Space

Mars habitability may have been limited by its small size

Research led by Kun Wang in Arts & Sciences suggests a fundamental reason why Mars has no liquid water on its surface today: it may be just too small.

Business & Entrepreneurship

Ideas matter—let’s create more

The director of WashU’s Skandalaris Center for Intrdisciplinary Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Il Luscri, talks about ideas and why we should create more of them.

Awards & Notables

PopSci names Ling one of its ‘Brilliant 10’

Popular Science magazine has named Fangqiong Ling at the McKelvey School of Engineering one of its “Brilliant 10,” highlighting her research studying microbes in water systems.

Law

Annual public interest law series speakers lined up

The 24th annual Public Interest Law & Policy Speakers Series, sponsored by the School of Law, will begin the fall semester with its yearly “Constitution Day: Supreme Court Review/Preview” Tuesday, Sept. 21.

Advancement

Washington University Managed Endowment Pool generates record 65% return

The Washington University Investment Management Company generated an unprecedented 65% return on its Managed Endowment Pool during the 2020-21 fiscal year, giving the university a significant financial gain that it will use to bolster its support of students and strategic academic initiatives.

Art & Design