Alumna Lise Shipley helped build today’s wi-fi network
In the mid-1990s, Lise Shipley helped bring the Internet to the masses.
Hacking the gates
Marie Bigham wants to radically reimagine college admissions.
Beauty and lamentations
In a new solo exhibition at the Contemporary Art Museum of St. Louis, alumna Ebony G. Patterson explores beauty, tragedy and what lies beneath it all.
Fresher food for all
Clare Sullivan and Dan Beckmann’s visionary startup, Foodshed.io, is designed to work for everyone.
Leana Wen: When science and politics vie
During the pandemic, Leana Wen had to sort through the confusion when politicians and pundits contradicted health experts.
WashU career centers adapt to reach alumni and students
Alumni and students find professional development resources and community amidst uncertainty.
Basketball Hall of Famer Abdul-Jabbar will deliver Commencement address to Class of 2021
NBA great and social justice advocate Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will deliver the 2021 Commencement address for Washington University in St. Louis, Chancellor Andrew D. Martin announced. The university plans to hold in-person ceremonies for the Class of 2021 on May 20 and 21.
Bears baseball is back and looking to go all the way
The Bears baseball team was No. 1 in the nation when COVID-19 cut short their season. Now they’re back and undefeated.
Executive orders come ‘at great cost’
Like other modern presidents, executive orders may be the only path forward for Biden to deliver on his policy agenda, however these powers come at a great cost, according to Andrew Reeves, associate professor of political science iat Washington University in St. Louis.
Stroud honored with American Society of Naturalists award
Ecologist James Stroud in Arts & Sciences studies how patterns of contemporary natural selection can shape the structure of entire communities. He won the American Society of Naturalists’ 2021 Young Investigator Award, one of the most prestigious for young researchers in the field of ecology and evolution.
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