The LIGHT Creativity in Public Health Summer Camp at Washington University in St. Louis encourages students to tap into their imaginations and lived experiences to create artwork, poetry and stories that communicate the importance of health and science.| The Source
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have received a National Science Foundation grant to use artificial intelligence to design a new kind of plastics that can be easily broken down and recycled. The post AI to spark new recyclable plastics design appeared first on The Source.| The Source | Washington University in St. Louis
Chancellor Andrew D. Martin has announced a new Washington University in St. Louis initiative to further promote academic freedom, viewpoint diversity and civic education. The Ordered Liberty Project will recruit endowed faculty across disciplines and support existing programs to build an intellectual culture where rigorous debate strengthens both scholarship and student learning. The post Ordered Liberty Project to promote civic education, expand viewpoint diversity appeared first on The S...| The Source | Washington University in St. Louis
Researchers at WashU Medicine have developed the first mouse model to replicate the disrupted sleep patterns seen in people with chronic pain. The post Mouse study links chronic pain to disrupted sleep patterns appeared first on The Source.| The Source | Washington University in St. Louis
Wildlife researchers at Washington University in St. Louis tracked pigeons in two cities to see what affects their density. The post Pigeons of St. Louis: A new look at a cosmopolitan bird appeared first on The Source.| The Source | Washington University in St. Louis
Career Catalysts, a series about WashU interns, by WashU interns, visits junior Kiersten Anderson as she leads a therapy session with individuals with memory-related illnesses. Her internship at St. Louis nonprofit Memory Keepers is funded by the Chancellor's Career Fellows Program, which supports low-income, first-generation students. The post Career Catalysts: Fellows program provides first-gen student skills and a stipend appeared first on The Source.| The Source | Washington University in St. Louis
Alexandra Rutz, a biomedical engineer at WashU, has received a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation to create 3D bioelectronic scaffolds for ovarian follicles, to be used for infertility and aging research. The post Bioelectronic material may help to reveal new information behind infertility appeared first on The Source.| The Source | Washington University in St. Louis
Nathan O. Stitziel, MD, PhD, a professor of medicine and of genetics at WashU Medicine, has received the Harrington Discovery Institute 2025 Scholar-Innovator Award to support the development of breakthrough treatments for heart disease. The post Stitziel named scholar-innovator appeared first on The Source.| The Source | Washington University in St. Louis
The Bauer Leaders Academy is accepting seed grant applications from faculty in any discipline to develop a new course or infuse an existing course with material that helps students think critically about purpose and leadership. Submissions are due Nov. 30. The post Bauer Leaders Academy opens grant applications, hosts breakfast appeared first on The Source.| The Source | Washington University in St. Louis
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Even as a child growing up in north St. Louis County, WashU junior Precious Barry was aware that society often underestimates young people from communities like hers.Yet, Barry defied expectations and earned admissions to dozens of colleges including a full-ride scholarship to Washington University in St. Louis.| The Source
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis identified drivers of maternal and child health service use across Africa.| The Source
A new study in mice by Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine researchers identifies a possible strategy for cardiac immunotherapy that could boost beneficial immune cells that, surprisingly, travel from the spleen to the heart and orchestrate healing after a heart attack.| The Source
The Black Rep will launch its 49th season with “Raisin,” a lost “treasure of musical theatre” (New York Times) based on Lorraine Hansberry’s iconic family drama.| The Source
Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis recently launched a new health initiative that envisions Olin as the premier institution for the business of health and an engine for innovation at WashU.| The Source
Beginning in the 2008-09 academic year, the Jerry and Judy Kent Scholarships will be awarded to approximately five freshmen each year for the next seven years, and they will remain Kent Scholars for four years in Olin's BSBA program.| The Source
Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis has received a landmark $10 million dual-purpose gift from longtime university benefactors Jerry and Judy Kent to create an endowed deanship and to propel the school’s Business of Health initiative.| The Source
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William H. Webster, an honorary emeritus trustee at Washington University in St. Louis, died Friday, Aug. 8, 2025, in Warrenton, Va. He was 101.| The Source
Beginning Thursday, Aug. 21, the WashU Mobile app will be retired as part of a planned transition to a suite of specialized mobile applications designed to provide direct access to the services that students, faculty and staff use the most.| The Source
Using a “check-the-box” opt-in process to open federally funded Trump Accounts for children will likely exclude millions of eligible families — and undermine the program’s promise to promote lifelong asset building, finds a new policy brief from the Center for Social Development at Washington University in St. Louis.| The Source
See the latest news, stories and research from WashU. Explore WashU expertise and discover our impact in our community and around the globe.| The Source
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Simone Biles gave her Commencement address to the Class of 2025 at Washington University in St. Louis during the May 12 Commencement ceremony on Francis Olympic Field.| The Source
Graduate student speaker Kendall Burks, who earned degrees from WashU’s Medical Scientist Training Program, delivered a message to the Class of 2025 at Washington University in St. Louis during the May 12 Commencement ceremony on Francis Olympic Field.| The Source
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Chancellor Andrew D. Martin delivered his message to the Class of 2025 at Washington University in St. Louis during the May 12 Commencement ceremony on Francis Olympic Field.| The Source
Undergraduate student speaker Elijah Darden, who earned a degree in psychological and brain sciences from Arts & Sciences, delivered a message to the Class of 2025 at Washington University in St. Louis during the May 12 Commencement ceremony on Francis Olympic Field.| The Source
For the first time, annual research funding to Washington University in St. Louis has surpassed $1 billion. That funding supports WashU researchers tackling big challenges from Alzheimer’s disease to air pollution to childhood depression. Research funding also ripples across the economy, sparking job growth, construction and local spending.| The Source
Researchers in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis are the first to quantify the effect of dark brown carbon on snow melt.| The Source
