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Who Knew WashU? 10.10.17

Question: In what year did the annual campus event Safe Trick-or-Treat begin at WashU?

Washington University a partner in greenway project to connect Forest Park to the Arch

Washington University in St. Louis is participating in a major public-private partnership that aims to connect Forest Park to the Gateway Arch grounds. The Chouteau Greenway will connect neighborhoods, parks, large employers, transit and dozens of cultural and educational institutions.

Arts & Culture

‘The joke works best when you don’t smile’

Environmental catastrophe upends the social order. Private functions fuel corporate profits. Oppressed masses rebel against privileged politicians. Don’t laugh. This is “Urinetown.”

Science & Technology

A new discovery about a type of wildfire residue

As devastating wildfires rage in California wine country, a team of environmental engineers at Washington University in St. Louis have made a new discovery about wildfire smoke, and its effect on the atmosphere.

Athletics

Washington People: Anthony J. Azama

Anthony J. Azama, the John M. Schael Director of Athletics at Washington University, has been on the job a little more than three months. But he’s already developed a rapport with the student athletes, and he has a clear vision where he wants to help them go.

Campus & Community

Parking updates: expanded options, improved resources

The Parking and Transportation team is improving resources and expanding options for faculty, staff, students and visitors. Leaders note that Parent and Family Weekend is later this month but they don’t expect significant disruptions to permit holders.

Anthropology student Cubellis to study in Berlin

Lauren Cubellis, a PhD candidate in sociocultural anthropology in Arts & Sciences, received a 2017-18 long-term research scholarship and intensive summer language course grant from the the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, or DAAD).

Campus & Community

Washington University makes admissions process more affordable

08.29.14 - Brookings HallJames Byard / WUSTL Photos

As part of its ongoing commitment to increasing access and making higher education more affordable for all, Washington University in St. Louis has adopted two new policies designed to remove financial obstacles for students who apply for admission. The changes are effective immediately.

Medicine & Health

Alzheimer’s gene poses both risk — and benefits

A new study the School of Medicine shows that having a working copy of the gene TREM2 can reduce risk of Alzheimer’s disease under certain conditions but worsen disease in others.

Campus & Community

Tate discusses ‘promising practices’ in graduate education

William F. Tate, dean of the Graduate School, and Lori White, vice chancellor for student affairs, are launching a new symposium, “Promising Practices in Supporting Graduate and Professional Students,” Oct. 13-14 at Washington University in St. Louis. The first gathering of its kind, the conference will bring together academic and student affairs leaders to discover ways to better serve the whole student.