All systems go
How alumnus Walter Evans left a lasting mark on control systems engineering — and everyday electronic systems in use today — with the creation of a method called root locus.
Index provides flu risk for each state
Researchers at WashU have developed vulnerability maps highlighting regions across the United States with varying levels of socioeconomic vulnerability to influenza-like illness.
Students’ cross-disciplinary collaboration addresses real-life needs
The annual Assistive Tech Make-a-Thon brings together WashU OT and engineering students to enhance the lives of St. Louisans who have disabilities.
University introduces +AI academic initiative
WashU is launching a new universitywide initiative called +AI. The initiative aims to transform teaching and learning and accelerate research while also acknowledging the challenges AI will create.
A clear view to better batteries
Engineering researchers at WashU are providing guidance and maps to improve the performance and safety of lithium-ion batteries.
Sun sets on the Sunlight glacier
Researchers at WashU are documenting the loss of the Sunlight glacier system near Sunlight Peak, Wyo.
Ralph S. Quatrano, former dean of engineering, 84
Ralph S. Quatrano, an internationally renowned plant scientist, former dean of the Washington University in St. Louis School of Engineering & Applied Science and former chair of the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences, died Feb. 24, 2026, in St. Louis. He was 84.
PUEO’s Antarctic flight advances neutrino research
WashU researchers will be looking over data about high-energy neutrinos, retrieved during a balloon flight over Antarctica in January.
Ottley appointed to UN panel on artificial intelligence
Alvitta Ottley, a computer science researcher at WashU, was appointed to a United Nations panel on artificial intelligence.
New WashU Medicine program to train data specialists
The master’s program in biomedical data science and artificial intelligence is one of few such programs in the U.S. It offers a flexible curriculum, part-time enrollment and evening classes to accommodate working students.
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