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News for the Washington University Campuses & Community
Straight from The Source
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Wingfield installed as Hemenway Professor
Adia Harvey Wingfield (right), a leading sociology expert in gender equity and racial inequality, has been installed as the Mary Tileston Hemenway Professor in Arts & Sciences.
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Dust storms drive Martian chlorine cycle
New research from planetary scientists in Arts & Sciences shows that Martian dust storms drive the cycle of chlorine from surface to atmosphere and may shed light on the potential for finding life on Mars.
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WashU Expert on coronavirus failures, policy
All of the issues surrounding COVID-19, from a lack of testing to ventilator shortages, trace back to a single legal stream, said Rachel Sachs, an expert on drug policy and health law. They all are related by law and policy.
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WashU Expert on visa suspensions, unemployment
President Donald Trump issued a proclamation to suspend most visas through year’s end, saying it would protect jobs for unemployed Americans. But the industries most affected have relatively low unemployment, said business expert John Horn.
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Campus Announcements
The university community is invited to participate in a series of engagement sessions this summer focused on racial equity, and the steps we will take as a university to address systemic racism and the toll it has on our Black community in particular.
Washington University Athletics has reached its first apparel deal in department history, signing an agreement with Nike and BSN Sports.
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Sayed Qashou, a university fellow in comparative literature in Arts & Sciences, published a satirical piece about daily life during a pandemic in The New York Review of Books.
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Three members of the Washington University community have been selected by Focus St. Louis for the 45th Leadership St. Louis class. They are Betsy Abente, Rebecca Brown and Marilyn Wilson.
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Research Wire
 David Patterson Silver Wolf, at the Brown School, is part of a two-year, $1 million grant that will create a data warehouse to improve outcomes and reduce costs for mental health and substance use treatment services in underserved rural areas of New York state.
Read more from the Research Wire →
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Who Knew WashU?
 Question: In what year was what’s now called the Department of African and African-American Studies in Arts & Sciences established?
Answer: B) 1969, in response to protests by what was then called the Association of Black Collegians. The organization called for formation of a Black studies program, among other things.
Congrats to this week’s winner, Connie Fahey, who works at Olin Business School and will receive an “I Knew WashU” luggage tag!
Read about the group’s history → |
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