WashU Alumni

🔗 bit.ly/4jch1mm In the wake of the severe storm that devastated the St. Louis region on Friday, @WashUforSTL has created a resource page for community members interested in contributing to relief efforts. #WashU #WashUalumni #InSTLforSTL #StLouis #STL

A @washumedicine team led by Adetunji Toriola found a specific type of breast cancer is much more prevalent among younger women. In WashU magazine, Toriola discusses the factors that can increase a person’s risk of developing this type of tumor. bit.ly/4f16ppC #WashU

Throughout her long tenure as head of the VLAA, alumna Sue Greenberg has been a staunch advocate for creatives, from protecting the rights of street performers to developing affordable live/workspace for artists. bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2… #WashU #WashUalumni #StLouis

Can fashion support endangered ecosystems? 🐟 Earlier this year, @WashUSamFox students worked with @WashUengineers alumnus Kahan Chavda, BSBME ’16, to bring original designs and ethically harvested leathers to a WashU runway. bit.ly/3UrNbQC #WashU #WashUalumni

Cultivating a welcoming and inclusive community remains the centerpiece of the WashU student experience. Our Rural Scholars Academy provides a path to college along with support when it comes to adapting to life away from home. bit.ly/3IIwm1f

Wanna hang out? #WashU #NationalHammockDay 📸:Whitney Curtis, Sean Garcia, Virginia Harold, Danny Reise/WashU

🏞️ Alumnus Mike Bezemek's latest nonfiction book, Mysteries of the National Parks, is a thrilling read and a reminder to look beyond the obvious for answers and adventure: bit.ly/4lpVlFh #WashU #WashUalumni #NationalParks

Over his 45-year career, @washumedicine professor emeritus Arthur Prensky became a world authority in metabolic disorders, headache, and neurodevelopment. bit.ly/4lNOhSp #WashU

A surprising donation to @washulibraries of correspondence between Howard Nemerov and a Philadelphia woman offers a new glimpse into the secret life of the poet. bit.ly/4kD42L0 #WashU

Readying the next generation of STEM leaders. This is what #WashU can do. 🔬 The university's Institute for School Partnership is teaming up with local educators to raise proficiency in math and science through high-quality STEM programs. bit.ly/4lp2wxl #InSTLforSTL

🧪 From protecting endangered species to studying rare earth element adsorption, discover some of the many environmental projects currently underway among WashU’s graduate student community, the "research engine of the university." bit.ly/44XMg0l #WashU

✌️ From West to East and back again, a @washuartsci course uses pop culture and food to examine East Asia and globalization. bit.ly/4lHYb8N #WashU #Kpop

Frank Podosek, professor emeritus at @washuartsci, taught at the university for nearly 40 years and was a respected figure in the fields of meteoritics, isotope geochemistry, and cosmochemistry. bit.ly/4kvGjMH #WashU

🐦 Learn about a long-term study of migratory birds on the Mississippi Flyway led by volunteers at WashU’s Tyson Research Center, including Samantha Matchefts, AB ’87. It’s yielding new data on bird longevity and migration patterns. bit.ly/4nRj42L #WashU #WashUalumni

"Look, up in the sky! It's a bird, it's a plane! No, it's a WashU alumna!" 🦸 As head of The Superhero Project, Lisa Collins, AB '96, partners with volunteer artists to help kids with serious illnesses see themselves as heroes. bit.ly/4lsoakm #WashU #WashUalumni

Anthropologist Theresa Gildner in @washuartsci is challenging longstanding misconceptions about multiple sclerosis. bit.ly/4nP9r4A #WashU

As one of the world's largest biomedical research centers, @washumedicine is poised to lead game-changing health care breakthroughs in neuroscience, cancer, aging, and more. With you, this is what WashU can do. Learn more: bit.ly/3GCM25u #WashU

Professor Gleaves was a member of the WashU chemical engineering faculty from 1988-2022 and co-invented the TAP reactor system. bit.ly/44VAofe #WashU

This WashU alumna-founded company is making big moves! ⬇️ #WashU #WashUalumni

Congratulations to alumnus Lal Karsanbhai, MBA ’95, who joined WashU's Board of Trustees this month for a four-year term. Karsanbhai is president and CEO of St. Louis-based Emerson Electric Co. bit.ly/44z6VXd #WashU #WashUalumni

As dean of the Ying Wu College of Computing at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Jamie Payton, MS '04, DSC '06, looks for creative and innovative ways to prepare the next generation of computer scientists to meet society's challenges. bit.ly/44nhgFx #WashU