Who Knew WashU?

Question: Alice Schriver once served as director of physical education at WashU. What else was she known for? 

Answer: A) Schriver was the first woman faculty member to serve in the U.S. armed forces, becoming a lieutenant in the WAVES, the women’s branch of the U.S. Naval Reserve, in 1943.


Congrats to this week’s winner, Lanna Skadden, who works at Olin Business School and will receive an “I Knew WashU” luggage tag!


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Mack was a Marshall finalist

Dylan Mack, a student at the McKelvey School of Engineering, was a finalist for the prestigious Marshall Scholarship, which funds graduate studies in the United Kingdom.

Beyond visual data

Can we ever see too much data? Yes, actually. In some situations, visual overload can paralyze decision-making. But over the last year, the interdisciplinary SAIL lab, with help from WashU Rowing, has explored nonvisual means for transmitting real-time performance feedback.


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