January 6, 2021 SHARE Chancellor Andrew D. Martin (center) helps welcome new students and families Sept. 5 as they move in to the South 40 residence halls before the start of the fall 2020 semester. (Photo: James Byard/Washington University) Other than that, how was the play, Mrs. Lincoln? Indeed, to celebrate 2020 seems absurd, even wrong — and yet, perhaps necessary. In 2020, members of the Washington University in St. Louis community made new discoveries and friendships; accomplished incredible feats in teaching and learning; welcomed amazing new students; and said goodbye to one of the greatest leaders in university history. We hungered for this good news, as evidenced by the thousands of hits and views on our sites and social platforms. Here, Washington University shares some of its most popular and uplifting stories and videos from a year we can never forget.