Campus & Community

Co-chairs for WashU’s newly launched fundraising and engagement campaign invite the university community to envision a brighter future.

Discover some of the many environmental projects currently underway among WashU’s graduate student community, the ‘research engine of the university.’

Alumnus Mike Bezemek has turned a lifelong love of the outdoors into an enterprising writing career. His latest nonfiction book, Mysteries of the National Parks, is a thrilling read and a reminder to look beyond the obvious for answers and adventure.

Some 43 years after being unable to attend his Commencement, the Hon. Judge Edward Washington II finally gets his graduation ceremony — and another chapter added to his WashU story.

Kristina Sauerwein, a senior sciences writer in Marketing & Communications at WashU Medicine, has received her fifth Robert G. Fenley Writing Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Washington University in St. Louis will soon move forward with plans to redevelop 6200 Forsyth Blvd.

Launched May 1, the campaign invites alumni, parents, donors and friends to partner with WashU and work together to create a more promising future for all.

Beverly R. Wendland, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs, will complete her provost appointment after a successful five-year term in the role. Her transition is effective July 31, according to Chancellor Andrew D. Martin.

Jennifer Phillips-Cremins, a pioneer in understanding 3D genome structure and its impact on the brain, will join WashU Medicine as BJC Investigator.

Jeremy Goldbach, a nationally recognized scholar on LGBTQ+ mental health and the inaugural Masters & Johnson Distinguished Professor in Sexual Health and Education at the Brown School, died Saturday, June 7, 2025, of cancer. He was 42.