Washington Magazine

In her work with local organizations to promote health and wellness in the St. Louis region, Diana Parra Perez sees the power of solidarity.

Pressure. Contraction. Pushing. Rupture. For many, these words point to the experience of labor and childbirth. For Michelle Oyen, something else also comes to mind. “These are all very clearly engineering words that have to do with physical forces,” says Oyen, associate professor of biomedical engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering. “We’ve been treating […]

Washington University is known the world over for being a leader in neuroscience research. And the university underscored its commitment to the neurosciences by building an 11-story hub on the Medical Campus that enables researchers to work more collaboratively and creatively. The goal: to accelerate the translation of science into treatments to help those living with neurodegenerative diseases.

Erica Barnell co-founded the life sciences company Geneoscopy to develop innovative diagnostics and transform gastrointestinal health.

WashU alumni are writing and illustrating the books you wish you could have read as a kid — increasing diversity one picture book at a time.

Explore the extensive scope of neuroscience research ongoing at WashU Medicine.

Through the new Digital Transformation initiative, Washington University is tackling head-on the challenges and opportunities of a data-driven society.

WashU dedicates the new Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Research Building.

More than two decades since its closure, the Rathskeller, located in the basement of Umrath Hall, remains gone but not forgotten.

In her own words, Christine Chang, BSBA ’04, talks about co-founding the Glow Recipe beauty brand.