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Class Acts: Austin Schorfheide

Some of Austin Schorfheide’s happiest memories are working the family farm in Hoyleton, Ill. — bailing hay, milking the cows, planting corn and soybeans. So while Schorfheide knew he did not want to be a farmer himself, he does want to make life better for farming communities.

Students

Class Acts: Sophia Hatzikos

Sophia Hatzikos at Tyson Research Center

In a wide-ranging practice that encompasses sculpture, video, performance and installation, Sophia Hatzikos explores the complex relationships between natural and constructed systems and between scientific and artistic research practices.

Awards & Notables

Al-Aly on Time100 Health list of people who have most influenced global health

Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, a clinical epidemiologist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named to the inaugural Time100 Health, a new, annual list of 100 individuals who have most influenced global health.

Students

Speakers planned for schools’ Commencement celebrations

Several distinguished speakers, faculty members and student leaders will take part in Commencement recognition ceremonies for Class of 2024 graduates and their families and guests May 10-13 at Washington University in St. Louis.

Campus & Community

Student Life wins top media awards

Student Life, March 18, 1932 (Courtesy of Washington University Archives)

Student Life, Washington University in St. Louis’ independent student newspaper, won 22 individual awards at the Missouri College Media Association Conference, held April 6 in Kansas City, Mo.

Operations & Strategy

STL DataFest unites region’s data scientists

The inaugural STL DataFest later this month will feature presentations and discussions on a range of data applications, including data science’s impact in particular fields and larger questions of data ethics, privacy and security. Register to attend by May 6.

Awards & Notables

University Libraries awards NEXT travel grants

Newman Exploration Center at Olin Library

Washington University Libraries has awarded eight members of the campus community a Newman Exploration Travel Fund Award. The NEXT award program supports WashU students, faculty and staff who wish to explore the globe while pursuing both personal and professional goals.

Campus & Facilities

Kweskin to retire as executive vice chancellor for finance, chief financial officer

Amy Kweskin, executive vice chancellor for finance and chief financial officer at Washington University in St. Louis, will retire from the university at the end of the calendar year, after 27 years of service, announced Chancellor Andrew D. Martin.

Appointments & Promotions

Karam named head of radiation oncology department

Sana D. Karam, MD, PhD, a renowned radiation oncologist widely known for cutting-edge cancer research that combines radiation therapy and immunotherapy to treat head and neck, and pancreatic tumors, has been named the James S. McDonnell Professor of Radiation Oncology and head of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the School of Medicine.

Performing Arts

Field Notes: London Globe

Last summer, 18 WashU students traveled to London for an intensive three-week program at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Here, Claire Sommers, a lecturer in Arts & Sciences, describes the program’s aims and what it means to explore the places that shaped the Bard.