The essential academic
Provost Beverly Wendland landed a dream job at WashU and started it in the middle of a pandemic.
Fortunately, she was ready to jump in the deep end.
U.S. drug prices are costing us more than we think
Aduhelm, the first new Alzheimer’s drug in 18 years, could easily become the best-selling drug in Medicare, despite its potential massive cost and tremendous uncertainty about whether the drug even works.
Can you be more creative?
The course “Designing Creativity: Innovation Across Disciplines” teaches students that everyone is creative.
An empowering brew
Veronica Swanson teams up with a basketball superstar
to empower female coffee farmers.
Impacting millions
His work in pharmaceuticals has brought drugs to market that have saved countless lives, and Frank Jiang is just getting started.
The master of transition
Renowned architect Soo K. Chan, AB ’84, is the master of blurring the line between indoors and out.
An enduring gift, a lasting responsibility
Since 1998, the Danforth Scholars program has been transformational to nearly 700 students: their college educations and their careers and lives of service afterward.
The art and craft of cider
Alumnus Sam Fitz wants to help us remember and revere our apple culture, starting with apple cider.
An instinct for talent
Talent agent Samantha Chalk, AB ’08, can find a star in an instant.
A brand new season
After an unprecedented hiatus due to COVID-19, fall sports have returned to the Danforth Campus. Here’s how it felt to finally compete — or coach — in a Bears uniform.
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