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Engineering

WashU to lead $26 million decarbonization initiative

a nightime image of Washington University next to a CO2 electrolyzer that converts C02 into different chemicals
A collaboration of universities and industry, led by the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University, is embarking on a bold plan to transform manufacturing toward zero or negative emissions by converting carbon dioxide into environmentally friendly chemicals and products that create a circular economy.
Students

WashU welcomes Class of 2028 (and their families)

Students move in to the South 40 on Aug. 17.
Excited, hopeful and just a little nervous, the newest members of the WashU community converged on campus for move-in day. They unpacked twin XL sheets, bought WashU T-shirts at the Campus Store and met comfort dogs Brookie and Bear. No, we’re not referring to the 1,854 members of the Class of 2028, but to their families.
Athletics

Azama named to athletic directors board

Anthony Azama
Anthony J. Azama, associate vice chancellor for student affairs and the John M. Schael Director of Athletics at the Washington University of St. Louis, has been appointed an at-large member of the National Association of Division III Athletic Administrators’ board of directors.
Chemistry

Reichhardt wins NIH MIRA award

Courtney Reichhardt
Courtney Reichhardt, an assistant professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences, has been awarded a prestigious Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to pursue several projects on fibrillar adhesins, the proteins bacteria use to stick to each other and surfaces.