Attention Department of Medicine Women Fellows and Faculty Introducing Advancing Women in Academic Medicine (AWAM) – a new program that will be working to achieve equitable career advancement for women fellows and faculty in the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine. Please join us for a series of town hall meetings to […]
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Employee Crisis Fund Re-Opens, More well-being support
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the WashU Crisis Response Employee Fund was created to assist those facing economic hardship in these unprecedented times. Benefits-eligible employees of WashU are eligible to apply for assistance with pandemic-related expenses and in order to meet their essential needs. Expenses eligible for funding include housing, food, medical expenses for […]
Child and Family Care Announcement
Child and Family Care Resources As employees navigate the challenges of caring for family and children while working, we are aware of the pressures and stressors people face. Support is available to help our community balance work and family life. Special Announcement: Family Learning Center has space available, welcomes WashU families to apply today! Have […]
Doris Duke Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists Program (DDFRCS) – Call for applications (Due October 1st)
The Doris Duke Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists Program (DDFRCS) at Washington University in St. Louis has been developed to provide innovative institutional solutions to reduce faculty attrition by assisting junior faculty facing extraprofessional demands. The DDRCS provides broad-based education to raise awareness and implement new interventions, as well as resources and mentoring to support […]
Winter NIH Mock Study Section – Letters of Intent Due September 14, 2020
The Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS), Research Development Program will host their Winter NIH Mock Study Section on Wednesday, November 18, from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. as a Zoom Virtual Meeting. The NIH Mock Study Section is designed to simulate an actual NIH study section. Clinical and translational R, K, and F […]
Academy of Educators Membership – Application Cycle Open until August 12, 2020
The Academy of Educators is a service-based Academy with a selective membership. Members who are elected are expected to actively participate in academy events, including attendance and participation in scheduled Academy meetings. Members will be asked to self-report on engagement on an annual basis, including programming they wish to see developed or expanded. Applications for […]
Message from the Chancellor – June 18, 2020
Office of the Chancellor June 18, 2020 Dear Washington University community, When I wrote to you last week, I promised I would come back this week with three things: 1) A plan for engagement within our university community, starting this month; 2) Concrete actions geared toward addressing systemic racism and its toll on our Black […]
Juneteenth and collective progress (Links to an external site)
Douglas Flowe on emancipation, current protests and the moment the nation truly becomes free. Read More
DBBS: Statement on #ShutdownSTEM
Dear DBBS Community, We are inspired by the sentiment of #ShutdownSTEM, hence we are aligning our Division with its aims and participating. As we highlighted in the letter to our community last week, we are committed to centering anti-racist policy and work. We fully support our DBBS community participating in this action. Should students, faculty, or […]
E4B|Entrepreneurship for Biomedicine – Summer 2020 Course
We are thrilled to announce the launch of a new online program at Washington University in St. Louis to train pre- and post-doctoral biomedical research trainees in innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E)! The NIH-funded Entrepreneurship for Biomedicine (E4B) training program is taught fully online and FREE. Applications for Summer 2020 are open and spots are limited! […]