Our people
Mustakeem to receive Dred Scott Freedom Award
Sowande’ Mustakeem, associate professor of history and of African and African American studies, both in Arts & Sciences, will receive a 2026 Dred Scott Freedom Award March 7.
Our expertise
Caregiving burdens, medical debt are reshaping health in the US
Research co-authored by Sandro Galea of WashU’s School of Public Health links rising family care responsibilities and unpaid medical bills to housing instability and population health risks.
Engineered immune cells help reduce toxic proteins in the brain
Researchers at WashU Medicine and Weizmann Institute of Science designed a CAR-T cell therapy that reduced amyloid beta plaques in the brains of mice, pointing to a promising new approach for Alzheimer’s disease.
Our impact
STEM Exchange to boost learning, support faculty
As part of WashU’s ongoing work to transform undergraduate STEM education and support low-income and first-generation STEM students, the Office of the Provost is launching the WashU STEM Exchange, a new community where STEM educators, advisers and researchers can share strategies and interventions and track outcomes.
Exhibit features rare copies of Declaration of Independence
“Unalienable Rights: 250 Years of the Declaration of Independence,” a new exhibit at Olin Library, explores all aspects of the declaration. Artifacts include a copy of the declaration that traveled to the moon, a copy of the first commercially produced declaration and WashU’s rare Southwick broadside, one of only seven in existence.
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.
