A perfect match

A perfect match

How head coach Paige Madara, herself a former Bears’ tennis player, helped the WashU women win its first national tennis title last spring.
A new ‘Paradiso’

A new ‘Paradiso’

Celebrated poet Mary Jo Bang completes the third book in a modern translation of The Divine Comedy, an effort that took two decades.
Forensic pioneer

Forensic pioneer

Rhonda Roby has become one of the country’s foremost experts in mitochondrial DNA, solving some of the biggest forensic questions of our time.
The heaviness of water

The heaviness of water

As the western U.S. faces decreasing water supplies, WashU alumni are helping negotiate how this precious resource will be managed and shared in years to come.
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