Campus & Community

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. 

The jobs outlook for new grads looks much more uncertain as federal layoffs, hiring freezes and new tariffs ripple across the economy. Still, WashU’s Norma Guerra Gaier said there are concrete steps graduating students can take today to stand out in this competitive job market.

WashU juniors Omar Abdelmoity, Cedric Bruges, Noah Kabbaj and Marilee Karinshak have received the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, a prestigious award that honors students who conduct research in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.

Daniel Cheluget, a junior in Arts & Sciences, has won a 2025 Critical Language Scholarship in Swahili from the U.S. Department of State.

Andy Robaina, a senior studying mathematics and philosophy in Arts & Sciences, has been named a Gaither Junior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Images from on and around the WashU campuses.

WashU believes every person has a leading role to play in building a better world.

Many WashU students volunteer with clubs committed to supporting St. Louis kids. Projects range from teaching hospital patients the science of slime to introducing elementary students to the joys of dance. All aim to get the next generation excited about learning.