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News for the Washington University Campuses & Community
Straight from The Source
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Buera installed as Cook Professor
Francisco Buera has been named the Sam B. Cook Professor of Economics in Arts & Sciences. Buera’s research focuses on the patterns of economic development across countries and over time.
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Lime arrives at Washington University
Washington University is now partnering with Lime to bring bike sharing to campus. It’s another inexpensive and “green” way to travel. The company offers a 50 percent discount to community members with a valid .edu email address.
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Campus Announcements
Sling Health, the student-run biotechnology accelerator, will hold Problem Day Sept. 28 on the Medical Campus. The deadline to apply to become a team leader is today; to be a team member, apply by Sept. 28.
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Jonathan B. Losos, of Arts & Sciences, has published a book, “Improbable Destinies: Fate, Chance, and the Future of Evolution,” revealing what the latest breakthroughs in evolutionary biology tell us about one of science’s greatest ongoing debates.
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 Kawanna Leggett, executive director of residential life at Washington University, has been elected to the executive board of the Association of College and University Housing Officers – International. She will serve as its workforce development director.
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Research Wire
 Hong Chen, of the School of Engineering & Applied Science and the School of Medicine, received a $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)’s BRAIN Initiative to develop a noninvasive neuromodulation tool that works on the cellular level and uses focused ultrasound.
Read more from the Research Wire →
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Who Knew WashU?
 Question: Why is the student residential area known as the "South 40"?
Answer: C) Its size of 40 acres, south of the Danforth Campus and home to about 3,200 residents.
Congrats to this week’s winner, Annada Hoskins, who works in Medical Alumni & Development Programs and will receive an “I Knew WashU” luggage tag!
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