Our people
Colditz, Jiang receive Chancellor’s Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
At the WashU Office of Technology Management’s annual
Celebration of Inventors, WashU Medicine researchers Graham Colditz and Shu (Joy) Jiang were honored for developing and commercializing a technology to predict breast cancer risk.
Our expertise
Tool to predict crop instability to be developed at WashU, Arizona State
Nathan Jacobs, a computer scientist at WashU McKelvey Engineering, and collaborators plan to develop a geospatial artificial intelligence tool to find early signs of instability in crop production.
Is the American Dream in serious trouble?
Fewer than half of Americans, around 49%, believe that all people in this country have the ability to achieve the American Dream, according to a recent survey from the Public Religion Research Institute. Among those under age 30, it falls to 36%. This should serve as a wake-up call for all of us, says WashU’s Mark Rank.
Our impact
WashU partners with St. Louis to expand CLEAN STL tornado recovery project
Washington University in St. Louis is formally partnering with St. Louis to expand environmental monitoring and public health research in city neighborhoods affected by the devastating May 16, 2025, tornado.
Centering careers and community
Alumni recruiters eagerly anticipate the opening of the Neil S. Hirsch Center, an innovative space designed to enhance WashU connections across generations.
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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.
