Our people
Nartey wins 2026 APHA Public Health Social Work Student Award
Portia Nartey, a doctoral student in social work at the WashU Brown School, has been selected to receive the 2026 Public Health Social Work Student Award from the American Public Health Association.
Our expertise
Locusts get a sensory assist from nanomaterials
Researchers from WashU McKelvey Engineering have developed a hybrid system that augments organisms including locusts to serve as sample collectors for chemical vapors. The work has implications for homeland security, environmental and industrial monitoring and healthcare.
In plants, sense of time is connected with sense of danger
A well-known clock gene helps plants sense salt and respond to it, according to new research from biologist Xuehua Zhong in WashU Arts & Sciences. The findings could help scientists develop more resilient crops.
Our impact
$11 million grant to investigate why resident microbes go rogue
WashU Medicine researchers have been awarded a nearly $11 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to decode how gut bacteria turn hostile, leading to dangerous infections.
WashU to adopt Okanagan Charter, strengthening commitment to health, well-being
WashU will formally adopt the Okanagan Charter, reinforcing the university’s commitment to making health and well-being an integral part of campus culture and decision-making.
Videos
‘Let’s see where we can go’
Through the Bears Caucus, sponsored by the Office of Government & Community Relations, student and alumni ambassadors meet with lawmakers, share their personal stories and champion issues critical to the WashU community.
