Our people
Epstein invested as member of American Academy of Sciences and Letters
Lee Epstein, the Ethan A.H. Shepley Distinguished University Professor at WashU, has been invested as a member of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters in recognition of outstanding scholarly achievement.
Our expertise
Mental health care may not keep pace with needs of women veterans, study finds
Nearly half of the post-9/11 veterans surveyed in a new study showed signs of depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder. But women veterans, who reported substantially more mental health and substance use problems than men, did not see an increase in mental health appointments, finds a new study from the Brown School.
WashU researchers develop first human model for form of inherited heart disease
Desmin-related cardiomyopathy (DRM) affects approximately 1 in 2,000 individuals worldwide. Engineered tissues developed in the lab of Nathaniel Huebsch at WashU McKelvey Engineering are helping to improve understanding of DRM and other cardiomyopathies — and could lead to more targeted therapies.
Our impact
New investments in humanities scholarship, academic inquiry
Two new funding streams will examine how academic inquiry works and how collaboration bolsters the humanities.
Feedback tool helps first responders deliver better breathing care for kids
WashU Medicine researchers found a feedback tool helps paramedics deliver better manual breathing support in a study that aims to help children who aren’t breathing.
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‘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.
