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Honoring Commencement traditions in the era of COVID-19
McKelvey School of Engineering student Helena Hurbon opens her celebration box. Washington University sent 4,100 boxes to graduates around the globe. Gina Tramelli, senior director of special events at...
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‘This was unprecedented’
While Washington University was founded in St. Louis — and has made the city its home for 167 years — its faculty, students and staff routinely travel around the world to conduct research, study and...
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Graduates encouraged to tackle crisis, grant themselves, others compassion
Graduates from the Class of 2020 posed for photos in their regalia and Class of 2020 T-shirts. Across St. Louis, America and the globe, the 3,298 graduates of Washington University in St. Louis...
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Brown School researchers awarded $3.2 million grant to study child growth,...
Trish Kohl and Lora Iannotti, associate professors at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, have received a five-year $3.2 million grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National...
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Aluminum may affect lead levels in drinking water
It is not uncommon to find aluminum in municipal water systems. It’s part of a treatment chemical used in some water treatment processes. Recently, however, it has been discovered in lead scale,...
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Global study to test malaria drug to protect health workers from COVID-19
With $9 million in philanthropic support, an international group of physicians and scientists is establishing a research network to evaluate promising therapies for COVID-19. The group, called the...
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COVID-19 study looks at genetics of healthy people who develop severe illness
To help unravel the mysteries of COVID-19, scientists are sequencing the DNA of young, healthy adults and children who develop severe illness despite having no underlying medical problems. The...
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$5 million supports research into neglected tropical diseases
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received two grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) totaling more than $5 million to study two types of parasitic...
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University funds program that delivers food, services to nearby neighborhoods
As part of its response to the COVID-19 crisis, Washington University in St. Louis has partnered with Park Central Development and St. Louis Food Angels to deliver groceries to nearby families. But the...
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Lack of physical activity during COVID-19 may fuel childhood obesity, new...
The childhood obesity rate in the United States may increase by 2.4% if school closures continue into December, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. “Having...
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$13.7 million to further adolescent brain development study
Washington University scientists will receive $13.7 million in additional funding for ongoing research into adolescent brain development. Their work is part of the largest long-term study of brain...
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MyDay program progresses
While university leaders continue to make progress with MyDay, the multiyear program to modernize how Washington University in St. Louis collects, manages, analyzes and reports the data needed to...
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Minimum wage increases a mixed bag, but ‘not a good idea’ amid crisis
If the post-pandemic economic return includes minimum-wage increases across a few or many states, research led by Washington University in St. Louis scientists in the Olin Business School suggests that...
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Study examines black male youth reactions to social media videos of community...
New research from the Race and Opportunity Lab in the Brown School’s Center for Social Development at Washington University in St. Louis sheds light on youths’ reactions to social media videos showing...
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Institute helps local students in the era of COVID-19
From creating a new COVID-19 curriculum for middle school students to providing free STEM activities and supplies for families, the Institute for School Partnership (ISP) at Washington University in...
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WashU Expert: ‘Innovate or die’ has never been truer for businesses
Despite efforts to reopen local economies, business is far from usual for companies small and large and will likely stay that way for some time. During this critical transition, an organizational...
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Bookshelf: Living faithfully in a world of difference
In a society that is increasingly diverse yet less tolerant, how can Christians live faithfully while respecting those whose beliefs are radically different? A Washington University in St. Louis...
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Ssewamala receives NIH grant to train HIV/AIDS Ugandan researchers
Ssewamala A $1.5 million grant will provide state-of-the-art training for 18 early-career researchers in Uganda to strengthen the capacity of research institutions in the country to address HIV/AIDS...
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Washington University announces 2020 College Prep scholars
In 2016, College Prep Scholar Khylan Nevils-Reed participated in a design workshop. Today, he is a rising junior at Washington University. (Photo: Joe Angeles/Washington University) Washington...
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Suppression of COVID-19 spread possible, model suggests
Suppression of the spread of COVID-19 is an attainable goal, and it can be done through strategies that ease social distancing guidelines, suggests a new model developed by researchers at Washington...
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