A new toolkit for teaching in the age of AI
Anna Cunningham loved playing teacher as a kid. Using an upturned laundry hamper as a lectern, she would spend summer breaks delivering lectures from the Encyclopedia Britannica to her cousins. AI...
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The future of queer gerontology
In Brief Queer gerontology builds on decades of research examining LGBTQ+ aging and challenging conventional ideas about later life. Vanessa Fabbre’s five principles offer a framework emphasizing...
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FTC settlements may fall short of curbing pharmacy benefit managers
The Federal Trade Commission’s settlements with two of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) could change how the companies do business, but they may not do enough to lower...
View ArticleClearing the way for renewable carbon fiber production
In Brief WashU engineers developed new design principles for carbon fiber manufacturing. The process makes use of waste material, greatly reducing the costs of production and carbon emissions. This...
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Everyone has a role in suicide prevention
In Brief Suicide prevention is everyone’s responsibility, but people need different levels of training and expertise. Gatekeeper training can help people recognize distress, ask directly about...
View ArticleNew Transcend Initiative to address mycobacteria threats
In Brief WashU’s MycoTranscend Initiative joins experts in medicine, chemistry and public health to tackle dangerous mycobacterial infections. Missouri experiences five times the national average of...
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Learfield Directors’ Cup Festival to celebrate WashU Bears
In the past decade, WashU has celebrated eight NCAA championships, 25 individual national champions and some 60 University Athletic Association conference championships. But one title has been...
View ArticleGut microbiome features predict devastating disease affecting preemies
In a discovery that challenges long-standing assumptions about necrotizing enterocolitis, a sudden and often fatal intestinal illness that affects premature infants, researchers at Washington...
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Hotchner Festival highlights WashU playwrights
In Brief The festival is modeled on professional theater development workshops. All plays are selected by “blind” submission. The readings are free and open to the public. The cast of “What We Talk...
View ArticleUniversity to retire Robert J. Terry Lecture, rename professorship
Washington University in St. Louis will retire the Robert J. Terry Lecture and rename the Robert J. Terry Professorship, following approval by the Board of Trustees. The action follows a...
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Finding a job in the AI era
In Brief As more job candidates use AI tools to write resumes and cover letters, it’s getting harder to stand out. Career experts say job seekers should focus on authenticity and highlight real...
View ArticlePregnancy nutrition trial in Ecuador improves fetal brain growth
In Brief A pregnancy nutrition program in Ecuador focused on locally available foods improved diet quality. The mothers’ improved diet was linked to greater growth in a key fetal brain region....
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American parents need comprehensive work-family plan
In Brief Childcare affordability and availability remain major challenges for American families. Vice President JD Vance’s proposal redirecting childcare subsidies to married couples with a...
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‘Hair is my identity’: Student sells textured-hair products from Village...
WashU senior Zariah Taylor has sung the national anthem at three professional sports games, designed a Black History Month jersey for the St. Louis Blues, sent her fashion designs down runways in...
View ArticleMcKelvey Engineering dean search committee appointed
Provost Mark D. West has appointed a 13-member search committee to identify candidates for the position of dean of the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. Aaron F....
View ArticleMental health care before, after surgery improves recovery in older adults
Facing major surgery is stressful, but for older adults, unaddressed anxiety and depression can impede physical recovery. A clinical trial led by researchers at Washington University School of...
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Oxygen delivery on display
The brain is a black box of densely packed neurons, blood vessels and immune cells, all locked away in a sealed skull. WashU’s Song Hu has dedicated his career to unlocking that puzzle box by...
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Why are refugees with jobs still living in poverty?
For newly resettled refugees in the United States, getting a job doesn’t necessarily mean escaping poverty, says a migration policy expert at Washington University in St. Louis. Naseh In 2023, 89% of...
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AI Perspectives Week showcases AI innovation, debate and discovery
The ideas kept coming. So the team behind WashU’s AI Perspectives Week decided to add a second week of programming. Nathan Jacobs, vice provost for artificial intelligence, was not surprised by the...
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Alberti campers sketch, build and dream big
This summer, 35 students from 28 local elementary and middle schools spent their days on the WashU Danforth Campus sketching, designing and building. In other words, living the life of an...
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