WashU and Ben-Gurion University sign MOU during campus visit
WashU and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) signed a memorandum of understanding to expand collaboration in research and education. Senior Vice Provost Vijay K. Ramani and BGU Vice President for Global Engagement Michal Bar-Asher Siegal discussed opportunities to build on existing faculty connections across disciplines, with plans beginning with a joint seed grants program and student exchange.
“If you want safe communities, you need strong girls”
In 2001, Heather Cameron was teaching in Berlin when she had a novel idea that has transformed lives and communities around the world: start a female boxing club.
Sayed Kashua’s novel adapted into award-winning film
Doctoral student Sayed Kashua’s novel “Let It Be Morning” was adapted into a film that garnered international acclaim.
Washington University delegates attend climate change conference in Egypt
Each fall, students in Beth Martin’s course on “International Climate Negotiations” learn about climate change while also gaining rare access to international climate policy negotiations.