Student speakers reflect on their academic journeys

Nicholas Armstrong, a juris doctor candidate at the School of Law, and Samm Kaiser, a computer science and math major at the McKelvey School of Engineering and an environmental analysis major in Arts & Sciences, will speak at the 162nd Commencement ceremony.

Human pangenome reference captures human diversity

Researchers have published a new set of reference human genome sequences that reveals far more genomic diversity from different populations of people than was available previously. The School of Medicine is the national coordinating center for the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium.

Women’s Society gives leadership awards

The Women’s Society of Washington University presented the Harriet K. Switzer Leadership Award and the Elizabeth Gray Danforth Scholarship to three exceptional students at its annual membership meeting April 12.

Notables

Six exceptional undergraduates were recognized with Department of Biology awards, including a new prize named in honor of Garland Allen, who advocated for racial and gender equality in the biological sciences.

Notables

Olin Business School honored seven outstanding alumni for their service to the school, thought leadership, business acumen and impact at two awards ceremonies in April.