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Edelson, White, Yau receive Goldstein awards

Goldstein Leadership Awards
The Samuel R. Goldstein Leadership Awards in Medical Student Education recognize outstanding teaching and commitment to medical education. This year’s recipients are Brian Edelson, MD, PhD, Andrew J. White, MD, and Timothy Yau, MD.

Who Knew WashU? 4.10.19

Question: Thurtene, the oldest student-run carnival in the United States, returns to campus this weekend. It has operated without interruption as Thurtene since 1935 except for one year. In which year did the carnival not take place?
Awards & Notables

A chat with the chancellor

Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton discusses his legacy with Washington magazine. (Article photos: James Byard & Tom Malkowicz/WUSTL Photos)
We had an opportunity to visit with the chancellor and talk about his great joy of leading the university and helping others succeed. Here, he shares some highlights and insights.
Campus & Community

Our fearless first lady

Risa Zwerling Wrighton at Harbison House. Photos by Joe Angeles/WUSTL Photos
Whether tackling gun violence or connecting students to the community, Risa Zwerling Wrighton is dedicated to improving lives, making her the perfect first lady.
Arts & Culture

A world of visual impressions

Arthur Osver (1912–2006) in Bixby Hall circa 1960. A new monograph edited by Angela Miller, professor of Art History & Archaeology in Arts & Sciences, is the first to trace the painter’s nearly seven-decade career. (Photo: Estate of Arthur Osver and Ernestine Betsberg)
Arthur Osver won international acclaim for his evocative depictions of the American city. And though his work evolved, that ramshackle topography remained part of his painterly DNA. So argues art history Professor Angela Miller in “Arthur Osver: Urban Landscape, Abstraction, and the Mystique of Place” (2019).
Campus & Community

Going global

Mark Wrighton introduces then–UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the students of the McDonnell International Scholars Academy during a 2016 trip to the United Nations in New York. Photo by Joe Angeles
From the beginning of his tenure, Mark Wrighton set out to put Washington University and its students and faculty on the map.