Transdisciplinary collaboration is key
William F. Tate, PhD, the Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor in Arts & Sciences and chair of the Department of Education at Washington University, has been named the next dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and vice provost for graduate education.
Interprofessional education: Learning patient-centered care
Future medical professionals from various disciplines, together for the first time, learn to coordinate care and communicate.
On well-being
Groundbreaking neuroscientist Richard Davidson visited campus for two days of lectures, discussing the emotional life of the brain and how well-being can be learned.
Clear-eyed vision
Through her work with powerful medical imaging software, alumna Christine Lorenz, PhD, is helping create a healthier world.
Empowerment for everyone
Alumna Laura E. Knights has always been driven to help people and serve her community, a lesson instilled first by her parents and reinforced at Washington University, where Knights was an Ervin Scholar and counted the late Dean James E. McLeod among her mentors.
Big fun
The student-managed carnival is one of the university’s longest-running traditions, delighting carnival-goers since 1907.
First-year champion
Washington University freshman Michael Lagieski set a meet and school record on his way to winning the men’s 100 breaststroke at the 2014 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships.
Regional campaigns kickoff 2014 Texas-style
On Feb. 19, 2014, nearly 400 alumni, parents and friends gathered in Dallas for the sixth regional launch of Leading Together: The Campaign for Washington University.
Eliot Night keeps alumni engaged
The winter weather did not deter members of the William Greenleaf Eliot Society as they gathered for the 18th Annual Eliot Family Night, enjoying a festive dinner and exciting Bears basketball in the Athletics Complex.