On Nov. 4-6, Washington University hosted Field of Dreams, the annual conference of the Math Alliance, an organization dedicated to increasing the number of traditionally underrepresented groups in doctoral programs in the mathematical sciences.
International experts on flooding, drought, extreme heat, land change and more will gather for a symposium on climate change on Friday, Nov. 18, at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.
Witches and wizards in the world created by J.K. Rowling have only one choice when it comes to banking. Gringotts Wizarding Bank is a monopoly for those living in the Potterverse. Zachary Feinstein, assistant professor of electrical and systems engineering in the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Washington University in St. Louis, explored the outcome of dividing up Gringotts Wizarding Bank using the latest financial mathematics research.
Charles B. Anderson, MD, a former professor and director of the Division of General Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died of congestive heart failure Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, at his home, surrounded by his daughters. He was 78.
Striking racial divides in the 2016 election serve as a reminder that racially charged narratives still have a powerful hold on the American mindset. If the left is to compete in future elections, it must learn to tell competing narratives that build coalitions around racial justice, says political scholar Clarissa Hayward.
If a Trump administration follows his campaign rhetoric and advisers, then his most immediate and far-reaching environmental target will be domestic and international efforts to address climate change. Maxine Lipeles, director of the Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic at the Washington University School of Law, offers her thoughts on Trump’s expected policies toward the environment.
Epharmix, a health-care software startup created at Washington University in St. Louis, will receive $50,000 in equity-free funding as the 2016 winner of the Global Impact Award.
The next universitywide blood drive will be held Wednesday, Nov. 16, at seven locations throughout the campuses. All faculty, staff and students are encouraged to participate. Visit the Gephardt Institute site to sign up and for more details.
Students from Washington University in St. Louis get down at the 2015 Dance Marathon, a fundraiser for the Children’s Miracle Network hospitals of St. Louis. (Photo: Sid Hastings/Washington University) What: Dance Marathon, a benefit for the Children’s Miracle Network hospitals When: Noon to midnight Saturday, Nov. 12 Where: Danforth University Center (The DUC), Washington University […]
