Engineers put ethical thinking into action
Students explore the parallels between Challenger disaster and Ferguson crisis during a unique class.
From lost cause to national model
Among Missouri’s poorest performing districts, the Jennings School District had lost accreditation and community support. But when a dynamic new superintendent arrived with a bold plan to turn around the district, Washington University stepped up with resources to serve children both inside and outside of the classroom.
Transforming K-12 science education
The Institute for School Partnership has introduced its MySci curriculum to every elementary classroom in the Jennings School District. The result: prepared educators, inspired students.
Brown School student helps Jennings School District serve the whole child
As a social work practicum student, Keyria Jeffries will do anything to help the children of Fairview Primary. Some days that means finding a child a place to live. Other days, it means giving a hungry child something to eat.
Treating students where they are
The Jennings School District, in partnership with Washington University School of Medicine, has launched a free, on-site health and social-services clinic called Supporting Positive Opportunities for Teens — The SPOT at Jennings.
Three Questions: Nobel laureate W. E. Moerner
In fall 2015, Nobel laureate W. E. Moerner returned to campus to give the Weissman Lecture. Washington magazine spoke with him and asked what it was like to win the world’s top prize.
What two entrepreneurs learned at an accelerator
Washington University in St. Louis alumni Andrew Hess and Philip Thomas, co-founders of a scheduling startup called Staffjoy, talk about what they learned participating in the Y Combinator Fellowship program.
How do you create a hardware accelerator company? Like this
The creator of hardware accelerator Make in LA, 2002 Washington University alum Shaun Arora, talks about how his wildly varied life experiences informed his entrepreneurship.