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Tag: Washington University
News Roundup
Dr. Kia Lilly Caldwell to Take On New Role at Washington U in St. Louis
Washington University (WU) in St. Louis has named Dr. Kia Lilly Caldwell its new vice provost for faculty affairs and diversity. She succeeds Dr. Adrienne D. Davis who served as the university’s first vice provost for faculty affairs and diversity for 10 years. Caldwell comes to WU from the University of North Carolina at Chapel […]
June 18, 2021
News Roundup
Holocaust Studies Scholar to Oversee Curriculum in New Role at Washington U
Washington University in St. Louis has appointed Holocaust studies scholar Dr. Erin McGlothlin as vice dean of undergraduate affairs in Arts & Sciences. McGlothlin’s appointment comes as the position is being reconfigured to “focus more on the school’s educational mission rather than on operational activities,” said Dr. Feng Sheng Hu, the Lucille P. Markey Distinguished […]
February 15, 2021
News Roundup
Dr. Lori S. White Named DePauw University’s First Woman President
Dr. Lori S. White was on Tuesday named DePauw University’s new president. She will be the first woman and the first person of color to lead DePauw, the university said. White, currently the vice chancellor for student affairs at Washington University in St. Louis, will take charge at DePauw on July 1. According to The […]
March 3, 2020
News Roundup
Washington University Receives $7.6 Million Grant from National Cancer Institute
Washington University in St. Louis has received a $7.6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to create the Implementation Science Center for Cancer Control. The goal of the center is to address disparities in cancer care in parts of Missouri and Illinois known for high poverty and cancer rates and poor health treatment options. […]
October 20, 2019
Opinion
Climate Change is a Diversity Issue for Higher Ed
The extreme heat this year has turned much of my state into a giant tinderbox. I’ve seen the smoke of major wildfires both north and east of me reach my home. Even without the fires, I am in a rural part of the state, where dairies and their cows contribute huge amounts of methane, known to be far worse than the emissions from cars and trucks.
September 17, 2018
STEM
Boeing Helps Diversify STEM Fields
A longstanding partnership between The Boeing Company and Washington University in St. Louis is being hailed as a potential model for how to diversify STEM fields in general and America’s aerospace industry in particular.
August 9, 2017
Students
Washington University Stops Intubation Training Using Cats
ST. LOUIS ― Washington University in St. Louis said Monday that it has stopped using sedated cats to train medical students how to insert breathing tubes down babies’ throats, effectively ending the practice in the U.S., according to a medical ethics group. The university’s School of Medicine said in a statement that after a “significant […]
October 18, 2016
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