Who Knew WashU?

Question: The WashU student chapter of the national Food Recovery Network (FRN) works with Dining Services to recover food and share it with local shelters. In the 2022-23 academic year FRN, with assistance from Burning Kumquat, which grows produce on campus, delivered how many pounds of food to those in need? 

Answer: D) 730 pounds. Learn more about the effort.


Congrats to this week’s winner, Katherine Brown, a staff member at the School of Medicine, who will receive an “I Knew WashU” luggage tag!


Campus and community news

Ethic of Service Award honors investment in St. Louis

Each year, the Gerry and Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award recognizes select members of the WashU community who show exemplary commitment to service and engagement within the St. Louis area.  

The hidden river

The Mississippi River defines St. Louis, shaping its life and culture. But today, for many St. Louisans, that connection has been broken, says Derek Hoeferlin, chair of landscape architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis.


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