Our people
Career Catalysts: Pershing Fellow paves new path in nonprofit work
WashU architecture student Huda Abdesumad, a Pershing Fellow at Great Rivers Greenway, says the experience has allowed her to bridge her local roots with her career aspirations.
Our expertise
Finding order in the inner chaos of our cells
WashU Medicine researchers have developed a technique to synthesize shape-shifting “disordered proteins,” creating new opportunities to understand the basis of disease and design potential medical interventions.
How early-life stress leaves a ‘scar’ inside brain cells
WashU Medicine researchers found in mice that trauma alters how brain cells package DNA, leaving the brain’s genetic stress response vulnerable to being turned on easily and reducing tolerance to stress later in life.
Our impact
Student Affairs is now Division of Student Success
The Division of Student Affairs is now the Division of Student Success. The name is new, but the mission is not, said Anna Gonzalez, vice chancellor for student success.
WashU Arboretum welcomes its inaugural class of docents
The WashU Arboretum held its inaugural docent training, bringing together a wide variety of individuals to support future outreach and educational programming. Eventually, the docents will lead tours for the community.
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‘The right thing to do at the right place’
A transformational $200 million commitment from the Bursky Family Foundation will strengthen the School of Public Health, which will now be named the Andrew M. and Jane M. Bursky School of Public Health.
