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Perlmutter receives Spirit of Hope Award

David Perlmutter
David H. Perlmutter, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and the George and Carol Bauer Dean of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the Christopher Hobler Spirit of Hope Award in recognition of his advocacy for neurological research.

English receives NIH grant to study cognitive impairment

Tammy English, assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences, received a $431,000 National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant in support of research on mild cognitive impairment and emotion regulation in naturalistic contexts.

Physical therapy association honors Earhart

Gammon Earhart, director of the Program in Physical Therapy at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association.

Record moves to summer schedule

The May 20 issue marks the last Record of the 2018-19 academic year. The next issue will be published Wednesday, May 29, and generally twice weekly through the summer. Visit The Source for the latest news between issues.

Senior Class President Joey Vettiankal’s message to the Class of 2019

In his message to fellow graduates at Commencement, comic book fan and Senior Class President Joey Vettiankal shared the many parallels between the Marvel universe and Washington University. Vettiankal earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and history from Arts & Sciences.
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‘Reclaim our civic dialogue,’ Bloomberg tells graduates

Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg, the 108th mayor of New York City, addressed the crisis of our politics and our planet during his Commencement address to the Class of 2019 at Washington University in St. Louis. “We have to reclaim our civic dialogue from those who are debasing and degrading it and preventing us from getting things done,” Bloomberg said.

Graduate student speaker Alexandra Keane’s message to the Class of 2019

Alexandra Keane, who earned a doctor of medicine degree, told fellow members of Class of 2019 to nurture their creative thinking. “Entering a continually moving world, I hope we unplug, indulge in the stillness and feed our imaginative spirit, for this may generate our own Newtonian flash of discovery,” she said.

Chancellor Wrighton’s message to the Class of 2019

In his final Commencement address as chancellor, Mark S. Wrighton urged the Class of 2019 to address the urgent issue of climate change. Wrighton’s tenure as chancellor concludes May 31 after 24 years at the helm.

Michael Bloomberg’s 2019 Commencement address at Washington University in St. Louis

Michael R. Bloomberg delivers the 2019 Commencement address
Michael R. Bloomberg, 108th mayor of New York City and founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, delivered the address at Washington University in St. Louis’ 158th Commencement ceremony. Read his remarks, calling for a return to civic dialogue to find solutions to global challenges, delivered to the Class of 2019 on Friday, May 17, in Brookings Quadrangle on the Danforth Campus.