Year: 2025

A graduate student in Arts & Sciences at WashU will study ways to improve the lives of people with disabilities.

Young-Shin Jun, a professor at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has been chosen to receive a 2025 Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering award from the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.

Vanessa Perry, MBA ’90, helps students and policymakers understand the dangers and benefits of using AI in the housing market.

WashU Advocates are raising awareness about the university’s mission with government officials, communicating how WashU works to solve societal challenges and improve lives.

As founder and producing director of The Black Rep, Ron Himes has worked with scores of playwrights to stage hundreds of shows, including dozens of world premieres. This spring, The Black Rep will present new plays by two celebrated young dramatists: Melda Beaty’s Coconut Cake and Kelundra Smith’s The Wash.

After a remarkable career in the financial services industry, Tom Anderson, BSBA ’96, provides expertise and resources to support WashU.

In The Wedding People, Alison Espach crafts a bestselling novel that celebrates and skewers our most beloved and absurd ritual, while offering wisdom on how start anew.

The Brown School celebrates 100 years, of leaving an indelible mark on communities around the world.

Decades ago, a group of WashU women formed a deep friendship as sorority sisters. Now, some 65 years later, it’s still going strong.

WashU combines philanthropy and the endowment, expanding student access and boosting transformative problem solving.