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Diversity & Inclusion

Fowler to be honored with Rosa L. Parks Award

Flint Fowler, recipient of Rosa L. Parks Award
Flint Fowler, a strong champion for St. Louis’ young people and a WashU alumnus, will receive the annual Rosa L. Parks Award at the 38th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20. On the Medical Campus, Kemi Doll, MD, will discuss racial inequity in cancer care Friday, Jan. 24.
Performing Arts

Great Artists Series welcomes Sir Stephen Hough

Stephen Hough
Sir Stephen Hough, a “keyboard colossus” (The Guardian) and “a pianist of great subtlety” (New York Times), will perform music of Cécile Chaminade, Franz Liszt and Frédéric Chopin for WashU’s Great Artists Series Feb. 2.
Engineering

Engineering better sleep

An illustration of a woman lying on a pillow, eyes open, unable to sleep
Washington University researchers plan to use advanced math to better understand and control biological systems, specifically our body’s internal clock, possibly leading to better treatments for sleep-related issues.
Biology

Coyote genes may show urban evolution at work

coyote in Forest Park
A new study by Elizabeth Carlen, a postdoctoral fellow with the Living Earth Collaborative at WashU, outlines the ways by which city life may be shaping the evolution of urban coyotes, the highly adaptable carnivores spotted in alleyways from Berkeley, Calif., to the Bronx, in New York.
Performing Arts

Emmanuel Pahud launches 2025 Great Artists Series

Flutist Emmanuel Pahud (left) and pianist Alessio Bax
Emmanuel Pahud, “one of today’s most dazzling interpreters of the 20th-century flute repertoire” (BBC Music Magazine), and pianist Alessio Bax, one of “the most remarkable young pianists now before the public” (Gramophone), will launch WashU’s 2025 Great Artists Series Jan. 23.