Question: In all, how many people affiliated with Washington University have won a Nobel Prize?
A) 4
B) 16
C) 25
D) 32
Answer: C) 25. Read more about our Nobel winners, from former Chancellor Arthur Holly Compton, for physics in 1927, to alumnus W.E. Moerner, for chemistry in 2014, on the University Archives site.
Congrats to this week’s winner, Shana Zucker, a senior in Arts & Sciences, who will receive an ‘I Knew WashU’ luggage tag!
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