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December 2015
@WashingtonUniversity
What’s happening on and off campus today. For alumni, parents, and friends.
 
 SPOTLIGHT
RESEARCH
 $13.7 Million to Develop New Multiple Myeloma Treatments
School of Medicine researchers at the newly created Center for Multiple Myeloma Nanotherapy have been awarded a National Cancer Institute grant.
 NEWS & FEATURES

ACCOLADES & AWARDS
 $6.4 Million Grant from the National Cancer Institute
Professor Timothy Ley has received a $6.4 million grant for his research on the mutations that initiate acute myeloid leukemia.

CAMPUS NEWS
 Washington University and LaunchCode Teach St. Louis to Code
University College and the School of Engineering & Applied Science will partner with a local nonprofit to offer a free, 16-week coding class.

PEOPLE
 In Memory of Douglass North, Nobel Prize–Winning Economist
Douglass North, co-recipient of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences and an emeritus professor in Arts & Sciences, died November 23.

CAMPUS NEWS
McDonnell International Scholars Academy Celebrates 10th Anniversary
The network has been a model for international cooperation and collaboration among leading research institutions.

PEOPLE
 Alumni Association on Twitter
Follow us on Twitter for more news about Washington University and our alumni!

IN ACTION
 Student's FoodShare App Finalist in National Entrepreneurship Competition
Olin Business School student Andrew Glantz's app has already donated more than 800 meals in St. Louis.

Leading Together: The Campaign for Washington University is a historic effort to raise $2.2 billion in support of scholarships, life-changing research, and much more. We invite you to:
•  View photo galleries from campaign kickoff events across the country.
•  Visit the Leading Together newsfeed for the latest campaign updates.
•  Learn about generous donors like Maxine Clark and Bob Fox, who have pledged $7.5 million for programs and facilities at the Brown School.
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