Their first task this summer: paint the underpass (one of many Wash U traditions).
Two teams share $25,000 Discovery Competition top prize
A project to provide low-cost eyeglasses for people in the developing world and one to develop a cell-death detector will share $25,000 to further develop their projects as winners of the 2014 Discovery Competition.
Published by Admissions
on June 6, 2014
The Commencement countdown begins
The 153rd Commencement Ceremony will be held in Brookings Quadrangle on Friday, May 16.
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on May 15, 2014
Seniors build prosthetic arm on 3-D printer
Three seniors created a prosthetic arm on a 3-D printer for a girl who lost her right arm in a boating accident six years ago.
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on May 8, 2014
The Hardest Final I’ve Ever Taken
How accidentally enrolling in a Tango class gave me a whole new perspective on dance and encouraged me to take more dance classes in the future.
Published by Henry
on May 3, 2014
WUSTL team wins People’s Choice Award at 2014 Rube Goldberg
The Green Machine designed by WUSTL undergraduates won the People’s Choice, second place and Best Single Step awards at the 2014 Rube Goldberg Machine Contest.
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on April 25, 2014
Who Is the bunny yarn bomber?
A junior has taken up knitting sweaters for the campus’ unofficial mascot, appearing in the middle of the night to yarn bomb the Thinker on a Rock statue.
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on February 24, 2014
Our hearts are all for thee, fair Washington
The cast of the Performing Arts Department’s upcoming production of You Can’t Take It With You turns the university’s Alma Mater into a Valentine’s Day message to the community.
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on February 14, 2014
Kuumba goes “unrehearsed”
The “Unrehearsed” project is about instinct, impulse, and inspiration between strangers.
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on February 10, 2014
Chasing the Cup
Epi Squared, a student-team finalist in the Olin Cup business plan competition, is developing a device to ease epileptic seizures.
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on February 7, 2014
Alumnus Jim McKelvey talks about tech startups on Bloomberg TV
Jim McKelvey, AB/BS ’87, co-founder of Square Inc., talks about the outlook for the technology startups in St. Louis.
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on January 15, 2014
The brain, in exquisite detail
Deanna Barch is one of the researchers at Washington University working on the first interactive wiring diagram of the living, working human brain.
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on January 9, 2014
State-of-the-art secondary ion mass spectrometer installed on campus
The instrument, called the Cameca SIMS ims7f-geo, is one of three secondary ion mass spectrometers (SIMS) in the world.
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on December 16, 2013
A Quick Studio Break (and Portuguese!)
Happy Holidays, As we slide into finals season, it becomes increasingly important to take study breaks and find ways to relieve stress. Although we don’t have finals for architecture, we do have final reviews at the end of each semester, where we pin up all of our work and get feedback from visiting and local […]
Published by Carrick
on December 13, 2013
Students cut a rug at 12-hour Dance Marathon
Students, faculty and staff danced for 12-hours on Saturday for the 15th annual “Dance Marathon,” a fundraiser for Children’s Miracle Network.
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on November 14, 2013
Growing a business
While at Washington University, four young entrepreneurs planted a seed and grew a concept. They are now harvesting customers for their new startup, Farmplicity.
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on August 29, 2013
First Day of Sophomore Year
I got the video uploaded 20 minutes before midnight. (So technically still Tuesday!) Editing took longer than I thought, sorry. It was a long day, but a good one! Song is “Palos Verdes” by Riley and the Roxies
Published by Dera
on August 28, 2013
Summer shorts
David Zucker, a film studies senior, won first place for Ultimate Peace in WUSTL Career Center’s summer internship video competition.
Published by Admissions
on August 26, 2013
