Who Knew WashU?

Question: Which St. Louis-focused research initiative is among the successful programs launched as a result of WashU’s 2022 strategic plan?

Answer: C) The Confluence Collaborative for Community Engagement, which focuses on community-engaged research, education and practice that addresses local critical needs.


Congrats to this week’s winner, Doug Chalker, a professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, who will receive an “I Knew WashU” prize!

Campus and community news

Lohmann installed as the George Engelmann Professor of Botany

Lúcia Lohmann has been installed as the George Engelmann Professor of Botany at Washington University in St. Louis.

The hidden river

The Mississippi River defines St. Louis, shaping its life and culture. But today, for many St. Louisans, that connection has been broken, says Derek Hoeferlin, chair of landscape architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis.


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