Exceptional advocate
An eye-opening undergraduate education paved the way for Kirk Ogrosky’s
distinguished legal career and inspires his active involvement today.
The search for deeper wisdom and better understanding
“Present topics of interest always have a much deeper past,” says Abram Van Engen,
the new director of the Danforth Center on Religion and Politics.
Hope for those with treatment-resistant depression
A WashU Medicine study paves the way to make an effective treatment more accessible to those ‘paralyzed by life.’
Leading without limits
Karen Ivy has excelled in aerospace and academia. Now, she uses her experiences to empower the next generation of leaders.
Lighting a fire
Mark Sawyier and his tech company, Bonfyre, call St. Louis home.
Designing a better tomorrow
For landscape architect and urban designer Brendan Wittstruck, architecture is a life of service.
Creating joy at Pixar
Alumna Louise Smythe’s magical career journey started at WashU.
A place to MELT
WashU connections abound at a restorative retreat in Playa El Coco, Nicaragua.
Home base
Meet three alumni who came to WashU for four years and stayed for a lifetime.
The intersection of technology and politics
Covering everything from social media to bitcoin to AI, a timely and all-too-topical political science course challenges students to think differently.
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