The Chancellor’s Graduate Fellowship Program (CGFP) and the Initiative to Maximize Student Development (IMSD, directed by Dr. Cherilynn Shadding) will co-host a symposium featuring Dr. Paula Hammond on Thursday, September 20, 2018.
A St. Louis trauma surgeon is teaching people how to respond ‘Stop the Bleed’ in the event of a shooting, car crash, or workplace injury. In some cases, it only takes a few simple steps to save a life.
Digital technology may aid patients at risk of relapsing
It takes more than a stitch to heal a bullet wound. With the creation and launch this summer of the St. Louis Area Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program (STL-HVIP), a citywide network of hospital-based intervention and ongoing support, the St. Louis medical community is taking a significant step to help patients heal from acts of violence.
“I’m excited to start this new journey at Washington University working with a team who are just as passionate as I am about sustainability and desire to help Washington University achieve its mission as an eco-friendly institution.”
An ambitious new book traces the rise, fall and resurrection of the Central West End, the historic neighborhood near Washington University Medical Campus. “Renaissance: A History of the Central West End” is a 320-page coffee table book written by St. Louis author Candace O’Connor and published by Reedy Press. Impetus for the book came from […]
Dear Faculty, Staff, Trainees and Students: Last Friday, a verdict of not guilty was announced in the case of Jason Stockley, a former St. Louis police officer who was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the shooting death of Anthony Lamar Smith. We are only three years out from the social tumult […]
To the Washington University community: The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program should be continued and even expanded. With President Trump’s decision to rescind the program and end it within six months, I hope that Congress acts quickly to pass legislation to continue the DACA program so that those registered in the program and […]
Read an essay by Dr. Will Ross who shares his thoughts on the events in Charlottesville. Yet again, we find ourselves recoiling from brutal acts of racism and terrorism within our country, this time in the idyllic, historic town of Charlottesville, Virginia. I spent Friday evening, August 11th at an off-campus diversity retreat for incoming […]
The realization that it can be difficult for LGBTQ faculty, staff and students to connect, develop networking relationships and find mentors helped lead to the creation of OUTmed at the School of Medicine. Recently launched by the Washington University’s Department of Medicine, OUTmed aims to support LGBTQ-identified faculty, residents, fellows and staff in the department […]