How technology is reshaping violence — and what can be done about it
In Brief Digital technologies and generative AI are changing how violence and abuse are perpetrated, allowing harm to spread faster. WashU violence researchers say that many of the underlying dynamics...
View ArticleWashU-led team wins $4M DARPA grant to improve fuel injector design
In Brief A $4.25 million grant from DARPA will fund research on fuel injectors. The work could be used to design better advanced aircraft and defense technology. The research will help further...
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Book bans limit children’s understanding of themselves and the world
In Brief Book bans harm children by limiting stories reflecting their identities, cultures and histories, while reducing opportunities to understand others’ experiences. Targeted removals can...
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United Way launches annual campaign
WashU volunteers collected 1,700 pounds of trash during Public Lands Day in September. Since its launch, WashU volunteers have supported the Urban League of St. Louis, Food Outreach, Love the Lou and...
View ArticleSeries to explore practice of citizenship
This fall, the WashU John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics will offer “The Practice of Citizenship,” a series of events that examines how people understand and inhabit citizenship, from...
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WashU Arboretum holds free tours and events
In Brief WashU hosts free public tours of its nationally recognized arboretum, showcasing iconic trees, fall colors and biodiversity. The Danforth Campus is home to 7,300 trees, including nearly every...
View Article$11.7 million from NIH supports research on inflammation in blood cancers
In Brief The NIH has awarded WashU Medicine an $11.7 million grant to study how inflammation drives myeloproliferative neoplasms, a group of blood cancers at high risk of progressing to acute myeloid...
View ArticleBlocking immune cells’ path into brain limits neurodegeneration
In Brief A drug blocked immune cells from entering the brains of mice, reducing damage caused by a protein called tau that accumulates in the brain in Alzheimer’s and related neurodegenerative...
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Wild crabapples have genetic potential to improve domestic varieties
In Brief New research highlights genetic potential in wild species of crabapples to breed more resilient domestic varieties. Biologist Ben Mansfeld and collaborators sequenced the genomes of more than...
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WashU research finds gaps in Google AI Overview citations, claims
In Brief In the broadest independent audit to date, researchers found AI Overviews appeared in 13.7% of searches. Google generally cites credible sources, but citations don’t guarantee accuracy: about...
View ArticleFrequent cannabis use tied to more severe epilepsy
In Brief Near-daily cannabis users with drug-resistant epilepsy had over twice as many convulsive seizures as nonusers. Users became medication-resistant faster, reaching specialized care five years...
View ArticleA unique solution for bioelectronics: collagen and cacao butter
In Brief A new fabrication method created by WashU engineers could improve medical implants and bioelectronics. Researchers found use of cacao butter, often used in 3D printing chocolate sculptures,...
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Cancer survivors less likely to be physically active, study finds
In Brief Cancer survivors were less likely to be physically active than adults without a cancer history, although activity increased among both groups from 2018-2024. Physical activity can provide...
View ArticleBlood proteins reveal effects of Alzheimer’s drug
In Brief In patients taking an Alzheimer’s drug, dozens of blood proteins changed in abundance. Some proteins tracked with clearance of a toxic brain plaque; others with cognitive changes. Findings...
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WashU students build skills, networks through internships
In Brief WashU students gained job skills and expanded their professional networks in labs, offices, hospitals and courthouses. The WashU Center for Career Engagement maintains a large database of job...
View ArticleAdvice from the frontline of alpha-gal syndrome
The year 2026 has been great for ticks. The number of emergency department visits for tick bites have reached near-record highs across the United States, with the Midwest and Northeast experiencing...
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Family resilience can help protect children from climate change
In Brief Climate change can disrupt children’s safety, routines, schools and communities, increasing vulnerability to mental health challenges. Strengthening family resilience before disasters can...
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Get by with a little help from (old) friends
In Brief Earth sciences researchers found evidence that chemosymbiotic relationships between microbes and animals are an ancient evolutionary mechanism. Chemical signatures in fossils indicate...
View ArticleFaculty committee begins review of ‘Call to Action’ letter
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon has asked university presidents and boards across the country to respond to a series of core questions about higher education. Now, in response, a committee...
View ArticleInclusive Excellence Advisory Committee outlines recommendations for...
Washington University in St. Louis is taking the next step in its work to cultivate and maintain a community where all feel welcome, included and valued, based on new recommendations from the...
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