Having trouble reading this? View it as a web page.
If you’d like to view past issues, please see our archive.

March 2018
@WashingtonUniversity
What’s happening on and off campus today. For alumni, parents, and friends.
 
 SPOTLIGHT

ON CAMPUS
 Beyond Boundaries Fosters Interdisciplinary Problem-Solving
The program’s first-year students learn to engage diverse fields—and the community—to help address society’s greatest challenges.
 NEWS & FEATURES

ON CAMPUS
Riney Gift Will Advance Multiple Myeloma Research
Rodger Riney and his wife, Paula, have given $5 million to speed progress against the blood cancer.

RESEARCH
 Race, Insurance Status Linked to Job Loss After Breast Cancer
Brown School study finds African-American and uninsured patients are at risk for diminished employment.

ON CAMPUS
Hawthorn InvestiGirls Takes Tutoring to the Next Level
WashU student volunteers provide homework assistance and enrichment opportunities for local STEM school.

RESEARCH
 Stroke Recovery Could Be Improved by Sensory Deprivation
School of Medicine study shows mice are more likely to regain function if their whiskers are clipped.

ON CAMPUS
 Sam Fox School Stone & DeGuire Contemporary Art Awards
Faculty select MFA graduates for prize created by alumni artists to help recipients advance their studio practices.

RESEARCH
 Engineer Develops Technology for Emerging Gene Therapies
Promising new technique for inserting DNA into cells could further the treatment of diseases such as cancer.

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 events across the country.
•  Learn how $13.8 million worth of laboratory equipment and supplies contributed by MilliporeSigma have enhanced research across Washington University.
 
GET INVOLVED!
Would you like to help Washington University build community, support students, and continue its groundbreaking research?
•  Volunteer your time and talent.
•  Make a gift of any amount.
•  Join the conversation at events or in your community.

ALUMNI ESSENTIALS
>  Alumni Website >  Reunions
 
>  Alumni Directory >  Events Calendar
 
>  University Newsroom >  Washington Magazine
 
>  Career Resources >  Give Now
 
  Washington University in St. Louis Alumni & Development
One Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1210, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
alumniassociation@wustl.edu (866) 988-7477

 

©2018. Washington University in St. Louis. All rights reserved.

This newsletter is prepared by the Development Communications staff in the Office of Alumni & Development Programs. It is intended to provide a brief summary of what is happening at the university. Alumni, parents, and friends of the university for whom we have valid email addresses automatically receive @WashingtonUniversity.

If you have received this email from a friend and would like to be on our mailing list, please subscribe.
If you’d prefer not to receive @WashingtonUniversity in the future, please send us an email to unsubscribe.
Would you like to receive this email at a different address? Update your information.