Brown urges graduates to listen to their internal voice

St. Louis native Sterling K. Brown, an award-winning actor and producer, urged Class of 2023 graduates to follow their inner voice, to replace fear with curiosity, and to know that they can love friends and family even when they disagree.

Fauci addresses School of Medicine graduates

During the School of Medicine Commencement ceremony, Anthony S. Fauci, MD, recently retired director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, encouraged medical school graduates to embrace and advocate for science and truth.

Medical school joins effort to ID body’s genetic differences

The School of Medicine has received two grants totaling $22.5 million to help lead national efforts to understand how DNA changes create differences in genomes across tissues within the same person.

Helping teachers coach for equity

The university’s Institute for School Partnership helps K-12 teachers build skills to improve outcomes for their students. One effort involves giving teachers tools to coach for equity, helping students at varying levels have confidence to tackle difficult subjects like math.

Research Wire

Martha Bagnall, an assistant professor of neuroscience at the School of Medicine, received a $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to map neuronal connections.

Research Wire

A powerful WashU-built device can squeeze and twist rocks with 100 tons of force. Geologist Philip Skemer in Arts & Sciences explains how his group is using the apparatus to better understand processes that affect the evolution of planets.

Research Wire

A team led by Washington University has been awarded $1 million over two years from the National Science Foundation’s Regional Innovation Engines program to help advance neuroscience technologies.

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Record summer schedule begins

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