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Students

Student Health Center recognized for providing inclusive care

The Human Rights Campaign’s Healthcare Equality Index has recognized Student Health Center – Danforth Campus and the Center for Counseling and Psychological Services for their ongoing commitment to providing inclusive and gender-affirming care to all students.

NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft launches

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Europa Clipper will conduct a detailed survey of Jupiter’s moon Europa to determine whether there are places below the moon’s surface that could support life. WashU’s William B. McKinnon, a member of the Europa Clipper science team, has studied Europa for more than 40 years.
Aging

Falling for fall prevention   

Simple interventions like the addition of handrails can greatly reduce a person's risk of falling. (Photo: Shutterstock/Sasirin Pamai)
Through low-cost, personalized home modifications, occupational therapist Susy Stark helps elderly residents stay safe and independent.
Arts & Culture

Food for thought

In the course "Not a Piece of Cake: Culinary Crossroads of Latin American Cultures," Elzbieta Sklodowska, the Randolph Family Professor of Spanish in Arts & Sciences, focuses on the history and cultural significance of chocolate and many other foods. (Photo: Shutterstock/Marcos Castillo)
Arts & Sciences’ undergraduate Spanish course “Not a Piece of Cake,” provides a taste of Latin American literature and history.
Arts & Culture

A life of words

Elementary school students proudly display their new books from Words Alive. (Photo courtesy of Words Alive)
Alumna Leslye Lyons founded the nonprofit Words Alive to help children and teens find joy in reading.