A $4 million gift from former WashU parents and longtime leaders will advance Bursky School of Public Health efforts to improve global food security and nutrition.
Relationships drive investment in the university
MacDonough family’s philanthropy benefits physical therapy scholarships and movement disorder research.
Eliot Society introduces new recognition level
Danforth Circle Chair members like Jane and Andy Geisse contribute $100,000 or more to WashU’s Annual Fund.
Philanthropy propels pathbreaking cancer research
St. Louis-based donors Phil and Gerry Kneisel and Michael Staenberg provide unrestricted support for Siteman Cancer Center’s scientific priorities.
Towle family invests in two postdoctoral fellowships
Positions designated for the Bursky School of Public Health’s Food and Agriculture Research Mission will bolster work in agriculture and food systems.
Couple make $6.5 million gift to WashU Medicine
Won Ro Lee and Kyung Ja Shin Lee are advancing teaching and research in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Medicine, where their daughter serves as chief.
Support for pancreatic cancer research honors late patriarch
Spendable fund created by the Nussbaum family is fueling breakthroughs that may lead to novel treatments and better outcomes for pancreatic cancer patients.
Halting Alzheimer’s progression
Funding from parent and entrepreneur Ron Shaich is helping WashU Medicine investigators test potential interventions to treat and prevent neurodegenerative diseases.