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Campus & Community

Courage to ‘keep going’

Jackson Ling and his wife, Ming, celebrated the naming of the Lin-Kuei Jackson Ling Classroom in Bauer Hall with their children: Ozzie (left), Kathy (second from right) and Carlie (right).
Facing hardship, Jackson Ling persevered throughout his early life. Today, he leads a multinational with compassion and a desire to help change lives for the better.
Campus & Community

Doing good in the world

Seattle: The Ronald McDonald House is a home-away-from-home for the ­families of children undergoing treatment for cancer or other serious illnesses. On April 3, seven alumni worked in the communal areas of the house to make it clean and comfortable for families — helping with organizing, vacuuming, dusting and disinfecting.
Last spring, Washington University alumni in 10 cities simultaneously served their communities through WashU Engage, a new alumni civic engagement program.

Media Advisory: Washington University students plant flags in honor of 9/11

In commemoration of the 15th anniversary of 9/11, members of the Washington University in St. Louis College Republicans will plant 2,977 flags — one for each victim of the deadly attacks — on Mudd Field beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10. The flags will remain on view through Monday, Sept. 12.
Humanities & Society

Public Interest Law and Policy Speakers series begins Sept. 12

The School of Law’s 2016-17 Public Interest Law & Policy Speakers series at Washington University in St. Louis features an outstanding lineup of judges, lawyers, authors, and academics with expertise in public interest law and policy. The series begins at noon Monday, Sept. 12, with a lecture by Brenda Hollis, chief prosecutor at the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone.
Science & Technology

Checking out the cosmos

X-Calibur, a novel telescope that sees polarized X-rays rather than visible or infrared light, is preparing to launch from the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Fort Sumner, N.M. The telescope’s scientific team is led by Henric Krawczynski, professor of physics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.
Campus & Community

American flags to be planted in honor of 9/11

In commemoration of the 15th anniversary of 9/11, members of the Washington University in St. Louis College Republicans will plant 2,977 flags — one for each victim in the deadly attacks — on Mudd Field on Saturday, Sept. 10. The flags will stay on view through Monday, Sept. 12.