WashU Medicine faculty honored for community engagement
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WashU Medicine faculty honored for community engagement

Community engagement is woven into the fabric of WashU Medicine. Guided by a deep commitment to helping others, many faculty have built lasting community partnerships that drive innovative care, education and community-engaged research. In April, 55 faculty members at WashU Medicine were honored with 2025 Dean’s Impact Awards, which recognized individuals whose dedicated service and leadership have left a lasting mark across WashU Medicine’s mission areas. These honorees represent the compassion, innovation and dedication required to build meaningful community-focused change. 

Class Acts: Mayah Clayton
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Class Acts: Mayah Clayton

When Mayah Clayton talks about public health, she doesn’t lead with data — she leads with people. A north St. Louis native, Clayton blends creativity, lived experience and a commitment to equity into her work, focusing on the real-world impact of structural disparities. Her approach is grounded in listening, mentoring and showing up for her community in tangible ways. Clayton earned a bachelor’s degree in health sciences from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2022 and soon will graduate with a master’s degree in public health, with a behavioral and mental health focus, from the Brown School. 

WashU chancellor: Our research brings big benefits to St. Louis. You can help protect it.
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WashU chancellor: Our research brings big benefits to St. Louis. You can help protect it.

As chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis, I have the privilege of witnessing firsthand how our institution’s research enterprise transforms lives, not just through scientific breakthroughs, but through tangible economic and social benefits that strengthen our entire region and state. For the first time in our history, WashU surpassed $1 billion in annual research funding in fiscal year 2024. This milestone is a testament to the extraordinary talent and dedication of our researchers, and a powerful economic catalyst for St. Louis and Missouri.

Eyler launches nature and health alliance at WashU
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Eyler launches nature and health alliance at WashU

Amy Eyler, a professor at WashU’s Brown School, is leading a new initiative to advance research on the health benefits of spending time in nature and address the social and environmental barriers that limit access to green spaces in underserved communities. Eyler, along with co-principal investigator Derek Hoeferlin, professor and chair of landscape architecture at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, have received a $50,000 IGNITE interdisciplinary grant through WashU’s Here and Next initiative. The grant helped launch the Nature and Health Alliance at WashU, a collaboration that brings together faculty, community organizations in St. Louis, and national partners to explore how exposure to nature can enhance physical and mental well-being.

WashU Olin Business School Makes A Big Bet On The Business Of Health
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WashU Olin Business School Makes A Big Bet On The Business Of Health

When Washington University Olin Business School Dean Mike Mazzeo led the creation of a new strategic plan for the school, one new North Star emerged as a strategic imperative: developing true distinction in the business of health. It wasn’t merely a takeaway from the strategy sessions. It became a guiding mandate for moving forward.

Funded Transform Grant projects aim to support marginalized communities
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Funded Transform Grant projects aim to support marginalized communities

Three community projects proposed by WashU students — aiming to support education for prisoners, bolster St. Louis nonprofits that support LGBTQ+ people, and foster creativity within the Black diaspora — were funded through the Gephardt Institute’s St. Louis Impact Fund this month. The Transform Grant is part of the St. Louis Impact Fund, an initiative which aims to analyze and support mutually beneficial relationships between WashU students and community organizations, ultimately advancing efforts critical to community needs. 

Eight community exemplars honored at the Gerry & Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Awards
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Eight community exemplars honored at the Gerry & Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Awards

The 22nd Annual Gerry and Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award ceremony recognized the efforts and dedication of eight members of the WashU community on April 1 at Stix House. Founded during  Washington University in St. Louis’ Sesquicentennial  year, the Gerry and Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award is an annual award recognizing a select group of WashU community members who exemplify a character of service and engagement with the St. Louis region. 

‘Books and Basketball’ invites STL youth to experience college life
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‘Books and Basketball’ invites STL youth to experience college life

The Gephardt Institute kicked off its third annual Civic Action Week on Feb. 17. This weeklong initiative highlights civic engagement opportunities through events organized by student groups, faculty, staff, and community partners. As part of the week, Books and Basketball, a WashU student group that travels to schools around the St. Louis region to play recreational games with students and help with tutoring, hosted an event on Sunday, Feb. 23. The event brought students from WashU-sponsored KIPP Victory Academy and the North City Blues Program — organizations they previously partnered with — to WashU’s campus to engage in academic enrichment activities.

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