2014
Sitting on top of the world
Ambika Subramaniam is a sculpture major in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts with a minor in film and media studies in Arts & Sciences.
They wrote the book
When Washington University School of Medicine students Elisabeth Askin and Nathan Moore wanted to learn more about the nation’s health care system, the majority of resources they found were narrowly focused, opinion-based publications or dense reference books.
Improving public health here and abroad
Jennifer Rowley was a kid herself when she volunteered at a Cambodian orphanage. Every child there had lost a parent to AIDS; many were HIV positive.
Building, transforming
The Eads Bridge is a St. Louis jewel, a historic landmark and a wonder of open steel framing.
Seniors ‘print’ pink prosthetic arm
The child: Sydney, a 13-year-old who lost her arm in a boating accident when she was 6 years old.
Designing solutions
Curating a museum exhibition is never a small task. For an undergraduate student, it’s a rare opportunity.
With precision
Dominic Sanford, MD, (right) is on track to be a “star surgical oncologist,” according to his mentor and program director, Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH.
Victory!
The School of Law’s competition teams – the Jessup Team and the Trial Teams – scored big in both national and international competitions.
MBA students impress international corporation
A Belgian company was so impressed with the efforts of a group of Olin Business School MBA students to map out a U.S. market entry strategy, the company made the trip to St. Louis to further interact with the students, marking the first time an international practicum partner has visited the school.
Ready, set, hack!
A group of WUSTL students known collectively as “The Force” won the $50,000 top prize during GlobalHack’s first 48-hour ‘hackathon’ held Jan. 31-Feb. 2 in St. Louis.
Listening to your gut (microbes)
Vanessa Ridaura, PhD, a graduate student in molecular genetics and genomics, will leave the university with an honor that recognizes a graduate student whose laboratory endeavors bridge basic research and clinical medicine.
Achieving goals on the field and in the classroom
Kate Doyle, a chemistry major in Arts & Sciences, excelled on and off the field in her four years at Washington University.