Who Knew WashU?
Question: Patricia (Mitchell) Bridges was behind a little-known prologue to WashU’s moon story. Her work helped to show the Apollo astronauts every peak and valley of the lunar surface. What did Bridges study at WashU?
Answer: B) Just six years after earning a WashU fine arts degree, Bridges became a central figure in creating a technique that filled in ridges and other features on maps of the moon. Read more from WashU Magazine.
Congrats to this week’s winner, Kara Cummins, who works in Facilities Planning & Management and will receive an “I Knew WashU” luggage tag!
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Notables
Zacks installed as Edgar James Swift Professor
Jeffrey M. Zacks, an expert in memory and neuroscience, was installed as the Edgar James Swift Professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis during a Feb. 4 ceremony.
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Videos
2024: The year in video
WashU videographers captured the discoveries and perspectives of campus newsmakers. Highlights include a trip to Ecuador where one WashU professor is working to halt hidden hunger, one instructor’s reflections on his Hollywood career and a deep dive into the Mississippi River system.
