Campus & Community

Mayah Clayton doesn’t just study public health — she lives it. Through art, action and advocacy, she’s reframing how we see communities and create change.

Graduate student Joshin Kumar is set to complete his PhD. He then will continue his engineering work at WashU, designing sensors that can detect pathogens.

Jeremiah “Jay” Truel co-founded StreetMedSTL, a nonprofit that sends interdisciplinary physicians to encampments and shelters to provide medical care, support and illness-prevention strategies. Since it began in 2022, StreetMedSTL has treated more than 1,000 patients. Truel soon will earn a medical degree from WashU Medicine.

The Class of 2025 Class Acts say the leadership lessons they have learned through their coursework, co-curricular activities and pre-professional experiences have prepared them to be better scientists, policymakers, artists and community members. Chancellor Andrew D. Martin has positioned WashU to be the nation’s premier university for developing leaders of character and conviction. 

WashU Libraries awarded eight recipients, including undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff members, Newman Exploration Travel Fund Awards. The NEXT Award program is intended to support students, faculty and staff who wish to explore the world.

Arts & Sciences recently honored five alumni and friends for their achievements, service and commitment to the liberal arts.

WashU engineer Marcus Foston regularly hosts middle school students to learn about cutting-edge science. It’s part of WashU’s immersive “Researcher for a Day” program.

The U.S. and university flags over Brookings Hall are lowered to half-staff in memory of Pope Francis. The pope died April 21 at age 88.

Feng Jiao, an engineer at Washington University, will receive a mid-career award from American Chemical Society.

Brad Warner, MD, a beloved pediatric surgeon and researcher at Washington University School of Medicine who specialized in gastrointestinal surgery in children, died at his home Friday, April 4, 2025. He was 66.