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Growing together

The Gephardt Institute offers students an immersive paid summer fellowship, to learn more about St. Louis and help local nonprofits meet mission-critical goals.

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October 2024

Featured stories

Features

‘An aristocrat among ball players’

One-hundred years ago this month, a WashU law student-turned-baseball-player named Muddy Ruel helped the Washington Senators to their only World Series title.

Features

Learning the French way to better health

After a pandemic pause, WashU undergrads were back at Hôpital Pasteur on the French Riviera over the summer, learning why the French live healthier and longer than anyone else in the industrialized world.

From the Chancellor

Preparing leaders

WashU prepares its students to become critical thinkers and inspiring leaders, promoting effective listening and respectful engagement, which are critical to navigating difficult conversations.

Videos

Up, up and away

A WashU-sponsored balloon soared above St. Louis during the 52nd annual Great Forest Park Balloon Race.

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Also in this issue

On Topic

Up, up and away

On the bookshelf

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Featured Books

The lion, the wizard and the Sam Fox School professor

In his latest book, ‘The Mythmakers,’ John Hendrix creates a mesmerizing, enchanting tale of the friendship — and literary legacies — of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien.

Faculty Books

Radical Atlas of Ferguson, USA

As the Rivers Merge

Gray Areas

Alumni Books

Red Reckoning

Roll Back the World

Making Space for the Gulf

Alumni Community

Class Notes

Anuk Karunaratne

Anuk Karunaratne, BS ’05, was named senior vice president for business operations for the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team. He will oversee the team’s ticketing, marketing, corporate sales, broadcasting and business analytics departments. Karunaratne will also work with others across the organization to develop strategic planning functions for the team’s various business and stadium operations. Previously, he was executive vice president of business operations with the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team.

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