Seven WashU faculty elected to AAAS
Seven WashU faculty members are among the 471 new fellows selected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Grant supports PET scans to track inflammation in Parkinson’s disease
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is supporting a WashU Medicine effort to track neuroinflammation in the brains of patients with Parkinson’s disease.
Gray appointed executive vice chancellor, chief financial officer
David J. Gray has been appointed executive vice chancellor for finance and chief financial officer at Washington University in St. Louis, effective April 7, Chancellor Andrew D. Martin announced.
Wolford wins NCAA title in swimming
Fifth-year student Kyle Wolford won the national title in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:44.15 March 22 in Greensboro, N.C. He is the 27th student-athlete to win an individual national title.
Uncovering the electrochemistry of condensates
Researchers at Washington University are discovering the electrochemical properties of biomolecular condensates, which could help in development of treatments for cancer or other diseases.
How Alexa is listening
Umar Iqbal, a computer security expert from Washington University, explains how smart speakers process user data.
Open Educational Resources awards announced
WashU’s Digital Intelligence & Innovation Accelerator and WashU Libraries recently awarded funding to faculty developing open educational resources for students.
WashU announces 2026 Great Artists Series
The Department of Music in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis will host six performances by internationally renowned performers as part of the 2026 Great Artists Series.
The right moves to rein in fibrosis
Biomedical researchers at Washington University have decoded how mechanical forces drive cell behavior in fibrosis.
Crystallizing time
Physicists in Arts & Sciences have created a new phase of matter in the center of a diamond. They created a new form of time crystal called a discrete-time quasicrystal. Such states could be useful for high-precision sensing and advanced signal processing.
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