The Record

WashU receives $200M commitment for public health

The largest gift in WashU history, from the Bursky Family Foundation, will advance the School of Public Health’s vision in a post-pandemic world.

Study finds digital therapy app improves student mental health

WashU researchers led a study of thousands of college students showing that a phone app with text coaching increased access to care and eased symptoms of depression, anxiety and eating disorders.

Personalized vaccine shows promise against aggressive brain cancer

A WashU Medicine-led clinical trial has found that a personalized vaccine to treat glioblastoma appears to increase recurrence-free survival in a subset of patients after surgery.

WashU Expert: Scaling up the circular economy

Researchers at WashU McKelvey Engineering are addressing the challenges of scaling up carbon dioxide electrolysis for industrial use.

Notables

Vicki Match Suna (left), executive vice president and vice dean for real estate development and facilities at NYU Langone Health, received the 2026 Dean’s Medal from the WashU Sam Fox School.

Research Wire

WashU Medicine researchers at the Bright Center for Human Vision have developed gene therapies that help retinal cells clear toxic proteins in mouse and human models of retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited degenerative condition that causes blindness.

Notables

Six WashU seniors from the Department of BIology in Arts & Sciences and McKelvey Engineering have won annual awards recognizing their achievements.