Month: November 2023

In diseased hearts, low-dose radiation therapy appears to improve heart function. The new research, from the School of Medicine, could lead to new heart failure therapies.

Projects produced by University Marketing & Communications and other departments at WashU recently won 2023 Circle of Excellence Awards and district awards from CASE (the Council for Advancement and Support of Education). 

Nathan Jacobs at the McKelvey School of Engineering led a team that developed a joint learning framework to enhance two closely related computer vision tasks critical in autonomous driving applications.

“Things are always happening at once,” Adam Pendleton said. “I want the paintings to be like that.” In this video, Pendleton, one of the most celebrated visual artists of his generation, talks about his artistic process and how painting echoes the movement of the body.

Larry Thomas, BSBA ’77, co-chair of Make Way: Our Student Initiative, wants to
help students build personal networks and ‘realize the empowering
possibility’ of WashU.

Arts & Sciences’ Emily Willroth finds those who accept unpleasant feelings, but not the underlying unpleasant situations, experience less anxiety and depression.

In forming public policy, policymakers shouldn’t rely on generational labels or stereotypes, says economist George-Levi Gayle.

WashU’s new network for Hispanic, Latinx and Latin American alumni is nearly 20 years in the making.

Through the course “The Politics of Play and Protest: Religion and Sports in America,” students use religion and sports to examine American life.

With “Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship,” Nina Badzin, AB ’99, crafts a podcast that’s a salve for those craving connection.