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

PEOPLE
Exploring Space, Together
 Alumni Dante Lauretta and Kate Crombie met at Washington University. Now the married couple is working on NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission to discover the origins of the solar system.
 NEWS & FEATURES

RESEARCH
 Unraveling Autism
The School of Medicine is uniquely poised to discover the physical and psychological bases of autism.

ON CAMPUS
 Koch Family Helps Other Family Businesses Thrive
St. Louis–based alumni and brothers Roger and Paul Koch have made a new commitment to the Olin Business School for a family business initiative.

ON CAMPUS
 The Kemper Art Museum Presents “Spectacle and Leisure in Paris: Degas to Mucha”
Running through May 21, the exhibit features rare works by Picasso, Manet, and other artists from Paris’ Belle Époque.

RESEARCH
 What Do Your Co-Workers Really Think of You?
According to new research from the Olin Business School, we often fail at sizing up our competition in the workplace.

IN ACTION
 Institute for School Partnership (ISP) Boosts Science Learning, Test Scores
ISP’s MySci curriculum helps students in Missouri's diverse Pattonville School District make significant gains in science.

RESEARCH
The Content of Our Caricature
Arts & Sciences professor Rebecca Wanzo discusses how researching comics can enrich the humanities by reframing complex issues.

Leading Together: The Campaign for Washington University is a historic effort to raise $2.5 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.
•  Read about Emeritus Trustee and scholarship supporter Howard Wood, who believes that “leadership can’t be taught, but it can be enhanced.”
   
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