The Record

Class of 2029 embodies WashU values

The WashU Class of 2029 is the second-largest in university history and comprises 1,963 students from 49 states and 29 countries. The class represents a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives.

Students in program develop AI tools, advance faculty research

Students in WashU’s Digital Transformation Summer Corps developed AI-driven tools that advance interdisciplinary research projects. The new program is part of the Digital Intelligence & Innovation Accelerator, a “Here & Next” initiative.

Brown School adds faculty

Six new faculty members have joined the Brown School for the 2025-26 academic year, helping to advance research in areas such as child welfare, financial capability, nonprofit leadership, youth development and policy reform.

Notables

Mechanical and materials engineer Sara Roccabianca has been named director of the Center for Women’s Health Engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering.

Research Wire

A new study in mice by WashU Medicine researchers identifies a possible strategy for cardiac immunotherapy that could boost beneficial immune cells that, surprisingly, travel from the spleen to the heart and orchestrate healing after a heart attack.