Lew elected fellow of Optica
Matthew Lew, at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has been elected to the 2026 class of Optica fellows.
A scientist’s ‘a-ha moment’
Alex Quillin, PhD ’25, talks about the day she looked through the microscope and realized what she and her fellow students discovered.
Alternative sweetener sorbitol linked to liver disease
A study from researchers at Washington University in St. Louis has found connections between the alternative sweetener sorbitol and liver disease.
Understanding intrinsically disordered protein regions and their roles in cancer
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed an algorithm to decode the language of intrinsically disordered regions of proteins and their roles in human cancers.
Lohmann installed as the George Engelmann Professor of Botany
Lúcia Lohmann has been installed as the George Engelmann Professor of Botany at Washington University in St. Louis.
Timing may be key to effective cancer treatments
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis found that the timing of biopsy can affect how doctors diagnose tumors and when those cancers may be more sensitive to chemotherapy.
WashU students challenge Missouri air pollution findings
Two students from Washington University in St. Louis’ Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic recently took aim at the state’s arguments about who bears responsibility for harmful air pollution in the St. Louis region.
Measuring the stars
WashU’s Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences will present “Silent Sky,” which explores the life and work of celebrated astronomer Henrietta Leavitt, in the A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre Nov. 20-23.
A new angle of study for unveiling black hole secrets
Physicists from Washington University in St. Louis share results from an international collaboration for measuring the hard X-ray polarization from the black hole Cygnus X-1.
Drilling deep to study the oxygenation of Earth
David Fike, a researcher at Washington University in St. Louis, is helping to lead the American contingent of a $3.1 million international drilling project investigating a landmark shift in Earth’s evolution.
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