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Campus & Community

Liu installed as Fossett Distinguished Professor

Hong Liu, professor of finance and director of the master’s in finance program at Washington University’s Olin Business School, has been installed as the Fossett Distinguished Professor. Liu, whose research focuses on asset pricing and market microstructures, has served as a member of the Olin faculty since 1998.
Science & Technology

Dirty to drinkable

A team of engineers at Washington University in St. Louis has found a way to use graphene oxide sheets to transform dirty water into drinking water, and it could be a global game-changer.

Bagnall named Pew scholar in biomedical sciences

The Pew Charitable Trusts has named Martha Bagnall, an assistant professor of neuroscience at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, a Pew scholar in biomedical sciences. Bagnall is one of 22 exceptional early-career scientists in the biomedical sciences to receive the honor.

Take part in summer staff book discussion

University staff members are invited to participate in a discussion of “Between the World and Me,” by Ta-Nehisi Coates. The book is this year’s selection for the 2016 First Year Reading Program. Sessions begin Aug. 2.
Humanities & Society

WashU Expert: History of female presidential candidates

As Democrats gather in Philadelphia, and Hillary Clinton accepts her party’s nomination for the presidency, it is worth pausing to consider the history of previous female presidential candidates. “Women have been running for president since before they had the right to vote,” said Andrea Friedman, professor of history and of women, gender, and sexuality studies at Washington University in St. Louis. “This has been a very long time coming.”

Who Knew WashU? 7.19.16

Question: Why are the archives of the groundbreaking civil rights documentary “Eyes on the Prize” housed in University Libraries?