Lenze named XPRIZE Healthspan semifinalist
Eric J. Lenze, MD, and his team at WashU Medicine’s Healthy Mind Lab are among 40 semifinalists in the XPRIZE Healthspan competition awarded $250,000 to study approaches to improve healthy aging.
Jiao named ACS fellow
Feng Jiao, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis, was elected a 2025 American Chemical Society fellow.
Financial tips for the new college student
Beyond registering for classes and decorating their dorms, Andrea Stewart-Douglas, WashU’s director of student financial wellness programs, has another item for new college students’ to-do lists: Make a budget.
From Aristotle to AI
The Summer Philosophy Academy is a free one-week program for curious high school students. Through lectures, discussions and field trips, participants explore urgent ethical and philosophical questions about political polarization, artificial intelligence, social media and more.
Black carbon emissions underestimated in ‘global south’
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have used a variety of models to measure ambient concentrations of black carbon in the “global
south” and found estimates of these harmful emissions have been grossly underestimated.
A resource for ‘accidental leaders’
With her new book, “Labwork to Leadership,” Jen Heemstra in Arts & Sciences aims to help create a healthier academic culture and support the next generation of leaders.
New career engagement, alumni center to honor late entrepreneur, WashU benefactor
The new home of the Center for Career Engagement and alumni welcome building at Washington University in St. Louis — set to open in early 2027 — will be named the Neil S. Hirsch Center in recognition of a pledge to support the facility from Hirsch’s widow, Laura DeLuca Hirsch, through the Neil S. Hirsch Foundation.
Brennan honored for excellence in engineering education
The American Society for Engineering Education has awarded Janie Brennan, a senior lecturer at Washington University in St. Louis, the Ray W. Fahien Award for early-career excellence in chemical engineering education.
Lessons from the pandemic: Distress puts limits on compassion
Psychology researchers at Washington University in St. Louis studied how pandemic stresses affected decision-making in different age groups — findings with implications for public health messaging.
Recent track standout Kelley wins NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
WashU graduate and women’s track and field standout Emma Kelley has been awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.
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