Washington University in St. Louis

CTL-E-4433 · School · university · 1853–present

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Private research university in St. Louis, Missouri; alma mater of all four Blavity co-founders (DeBaun AB '12, Samuels BSBA '11, Nelson BS '10, Jackson AB '13).

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Also known as: WashU

Relationships

Aaron Samuels — has alumnus
Aaron Samuels graduated from Washington University in St. Louis (BSBA '11).
Jeff Nelson — has alumnus
Jeff Nelson studied Computer Science at Washington University in St. Louis (BS '10).
Jonathan Jackson — has alumnus
Jonathan Jackson graduated from Washington University in St. Louis (AB '13).
Morgan DeBaun — has alumnus
DeBaun graduated from Washington University in St. Louis (AB '12).

Sources

WashU The Source: Meet WashU alum Morgan DeBaun
CultureTechLens batch RELP102 research

Record CTL-E-4433 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: VERIFIED · 2 sources · 4 mapped relationships · CTL research: MEDIA-001, RELP-001.
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