2026 Olin Award recognizes continued excellence in AI research
This year’s Olin Award winner is Xiang Hui, who studied how an artificial intelligence (AI) tool can improve outcomes in the real estate market for buyers and sellers. It’s one of many AI-focused research projects making an impact at Olin.
Hengen wins NIH grant to study sleep’s role in Alzheimer’s treatment
Researchers at WashU have won $2.7 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a five-year investigation into the power of sleep to prevent, delay and diminish Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.
WashU researchers use efficient method to split hydrogen from water for energy
WashU researchers have designed a new catalyst to extract hydrogen, a valuable yet low-cost source of zero-emissions fuel.
AI and Creativity
What does AI mean for the future of human creativity? Janet Rafner of the University of Southern Denmark in Odense, an expert in hybrid intelligence and human–AI co-creativity, joins Sandro Galea to discuss AI’s role in the creative space.
Janet Rafner
Raman named Dennis and Barbara Kessler Professor
Barani Raman, a renowned expert in systems neuroscience, machine olfaction and bio-inspired computing, has been named the Dennis and Barbara Kessler Professor of Biomedical Engineering at WashU.
Chen, Heemstra selected as AIMBE fellows
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has named two new fellows from WashU: Hong Chen and Jennifer Heemstra.
Midwestern Climate Collaborative receives 2026 AASHE sustainability award
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education recently recognized the Midwest Climate Collaborative for advancing progress for a cleaner, carbon-neutral region.
New research sheds light on the path of neurodegenerative diseases
Researchers from the WashU McKelvey School of Engineering are reshaping our understanding of disease origins and revealing how biomolecular condensates can tip cells from normal behavior to dysfunction.
When does the body clock begin to synchronize with local time?
New research from Washington University in St. Louis shows that a mother helps to set the biological clock for her babies while they are still in the womb.
Putting the ‘forever’ in Forest Park
Forest Park habitat restoration efforts have paid off. Surveys of bird species reveal increases in biodiversity over decades in the urban wildlife area located in the heart of St. Louis, according to new research from scientists with the Living Earth Collaborative.
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