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January 2017
@WashingtonUniversity
What’s happening on and off campus today. For alumni, parents, and friends.
 
 SPOTLIGHT

ON CAMPUS
McKelvey Hall Will Honor Former Dean
A new building for computer science at the School of Engineering & Applied Science will be named in honor of Dean Emeritus James M. McKelvey Sr., thanks to a lead gift by his son, Jim McKelvey Jr., AB ’87, BS ’87.
 NEWS & FEATURES

RESEARCH
Science and Technology Center for Engineering MechanoBiology Opens
 Researchers in engineering, biology, and biophysics will combine their expertise to transform the study of medicine and plant science.

RESEARCH
 New Therapy Effective Against Early Skin Cancer
Scientists at the School of Medicine have developed a topical cream that reduces precancerous skin lesions.

RESEARCH
 Could There Be Life in Pluto’s Ocean?
 A Washington University professor suggests that primitive and exotic life forms could exist in an ocean on Pluto.

ON CAMPUS
 New Major in Financial Engineering
The engineering and business schools have teamed up to offer a new second major that combines math, computer science, engineering, and finance.

PEOPLE
Professor Henry Schvey Publishes Memoir
 Henry Schvey, professor of drama and comparative literature in Arts & Sciences, applies the art of storytelling to his own life.

ON CAMPUS
 Olin Business School Ranks No. 1
A new survey rates Olin’s BSBA program the best in the nation.

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