Campus is ready to celebrate

The university’s 161st Commencement ceremony, celebrating approximately 3,800 undergraduate, graduate and professional students earning degrees, begins at 9 a.m. in its new location on Francis Olympic Field. A Commencement festival will follow.

First-year farewell

The Record has followed five first-year students who happened to sit near each other at a preseason game during Bear Beginnings orientation in August. Here, we check in with them as they wrap up the year.

Epilepsy drug stops nervous system tumor growth in mice

People with neurofibromatosis type 1 develop tumors on nerves throughout their bodies. School of Medicine researchers have discovered a way to use the epilepsy drug lamotrigine to stop such tumor growth in mice.

Women’s Society honors students with awards

The Women’s Society of Washington University announced the winners of the Harriet K. Switzer Leadership Award and the Elizabeth Gray Danforth Scholarships during its annual meeting in April. 

Notables

Michael A. Kass, MD, and Mae O. Gordon, PhD, at the School of Medicine, are the recipients of the 2022 Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research in recognition of their landmark work in glaucoma research.

Notables

Christopher Stark, associate professor and director of undergraduate studies in music in Arts & Sciences, has won the Elliott Carter Rome Prize in musical composition from the American Academy in Rome.

Notables

Seven students from the McKelvey School of Engineering have been selected for paid internships as part of Boeing Co.’s new Accelerated Leadership Program.