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¿Te puedo contar algo?

“¿Te puedo contar algo?”, an evening-length concert featuring new and original works by MFA candidates Tess Angelica Losada-Tindall and Lourdes del Mar Santiago Lebrón in Arts & Sciences, will explore the nature, power and necessity of grief March 21 and 22 in WashU’s Edison Theatre.

Awards & Notables

Faculty selected for global health leadership program

Jessica Backman-Levy (left), at the Brown School, and Beryne Odeny, MD, PhD, at the School of Medicine, have been selected to participate in a yearlong program aimed at advancing women into senior leadership positions in global health.

Neuroscience & Memory

Jansky/Bander Family Fund supports movement disorders fellowships, brain bank

The Jansky/Bander Family Fund, a generous commitment of $1.1 million over five years, has been established to advance critical initiatives within the Section of Movement Disorders in the Department of Neurology at WashU Medicine.

Campus & Facilities

Board of Trustees ad hoc committee on spring 2024 protests completes report

The ad hoc committee established by the WashU Board of Trustees to review the university’s policies and guidelines governing on-campus protests and demonstrations has completed its work.

Students

Wilmetta Toliver-Diallo

Wilmetta Toliver-Diallo never stops her work on behalf of students. When she is not helping students apply for competitive fellowships, she is lecturing in the Department of African and African American Studies. And when she is not mentoring Mellon Mays fellows, she’s co-hosting dinners for her neighbors on the South 40.

Health & Society

Exposing ‘forever chemicals’: Rob Bilott brings his fight to WashU

Rob Bilott, the attorney who exposed DuPont’s water contamination cover-up, will speak April 7 for the Assembly Series. “Dark Waters,” a film based on his fight for justice, screens in advance.

Medicine

Researchers find missing link in autoimmune disorder

Scientists at WashU Medicine have identified a key component to launching immune activity and overactivity, providing a potential therapeutic target for autoimmune diseases.

Campus & Facilities

Learn about inspiring people at WashU

The Office of Human Resources has a new initiative to spotlight staff members doing amazing work and to help build connections among employees.

Students

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Images from on and around the WashU campuses.

Campus & Facilities

WUSTL Key gets updated

The WUSTL Key will take on a different look Tuesday, March 18, as part of efforts to update WashU branding. Log-in details and access will remain the same.