Year: 2016

Washington University in St. Louis has suspended indefinitely all activities of its men’s soccer team, following serious allegations raised by members of the women’s soccer team of inappropriate behavior directed toward them.

Rich O’Donnell, director of the Electronic Music Lab in the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, and Jess Dugan, an exhibition preparator for the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, are among 10 recipients of the Regional Arts Commission’s 2016 Artist Fellowships. Also receiving a 2016 award is clay artist Ruth Reese, a 2002 alumna of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.

The Dec. 16 issue marks the last Record of the calendar year. Publication will resume in January. For the latest news, visit The Source. The Record staff wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday season.

The university’s Employer Assisted Housing Program provides up to $8,500 in down payment and closing cost assistance to employees who buy a home in certain nearby neighborhoods. It’s one way Washington University is helping to stabilize the areas surrounding its campuses.

Henry S. Webber, executive vice chancellor for administration, has been named the new chairman of the Cortex Innovation Community, effective Jan. 1.

Measuring brain waves, Washington University researchers have found that clinically depressed children don’t respond to rewards the way other children do. The findings may show how the brain processes emotions in young children with depression.

The dean of Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis says while the Fed’s rate hike was widely anticipated, he would have liked to see the Fed hold off until President-elect Trump’s inauguration.

From music to massages, and clothes to cooking classes, Washington University offers great gifts for every interest.

School of Medicine scientists have designed small molecules that prevent bacteria from sticking to the wall of the bladder, halting the development of urinary tract infections in mice. The technology is the basis of a startup company: Fimbrion Therapeutics.

A new program, organized by the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences and local nonprofit Maturity and Its Muse, brings together student vocalists and local memory care patients.