Our people
2026 Olin Award recognizes continued excellence in AI research
This year’s Olin Award winner is Xiang Hui, who studied how an artificial intelligence (AI) tool can improve outcomes in the real estate market for buyers and sellers. It’s one of many AI-focused research projects making an impact at Olin.
Our expertise
mRNA vaccines follow unconventional immune path to destroy tumors
WashU Medicine researchers have found in mice that two types of immune cells are involved in triggering strong cancer-killing T-cell responses with mRNA vaccines, offering new insights into designing cancer vaccines.
WashU researchers use efficient method to split hydrogen from water for energy
WashU researchers have designed a new catalyst to extract hydrogen, a valuable yet low-cost source of zero-emissions fuel.
Our impact
Introducing ‘Ideas Matter’
“Ideas Matter” is a new WashU podcast focused on the forces shaping our lives.
Major gift strengthens WashU’s Shakespeare summer program
Alumni Lesley Malin and Scott Helm have made a $1.35 million gift to support WashU’s annual summer theater program at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London, which is hosted by the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences.
Videos
Komal Shah on ‘Making Their Mark’
Influential collector Komal Shah discusses “Making Their Mark.” Currently on view at WashU’s Kemper Art Museum, the exhibition places work by renowned figures such as Howardena Pindell, Joan Mitchell and Jaune Quick-to-See Smith in dialogue with contemporary practitioners such as Katharina Grosse, Lorna Simpson, Sarah Sze and Mary Weatherford.
