Washington Magazine

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.

An eye-opening undergraduate education paved the way for Kirk Ogrosky’s
distinguished legal career and inspires his active involvement today.

“Present topics of interest always have a much deeper past,” says Abram Van Engen,
the new director of the Danforth Center on Religion and Politics.

A WashU Medicine study paves the way to make an effective treatment more accessible to those ‘paralyzed by life.’

Karen Ivy has excelled in aerospace and academia. Now, she uses her experiences to empower the next generation of leaders.

Mark Sawyier and his tech company, Bonfyre, call St. Louis home.

For landscape architect and urban designer Brendan Wittstruck, architecture is a life of service.

Alumna Louise Smythe’s magical career journey started at WashU.

WashU connections abound at a restorative retreat in Playa El Coco, Nicaragua.

Meet three alumni who came to WashU for four years and stayed for a lifetime.