Newsroom Stories

Biologist Rachel Penczykowski, in WashU Arts & Sciences, is an expert in infectious disease in plants. She conducts much of her research in the field — rural farmland, urban parks and, on this sunny day, a garden bed at Jackson Park Elementary School in the University City School District.

By studying two very different animals, biologist Andreas Kautt in WashU Arts & Sciences is uncovering the genetic changes that help species adapt and diversify.

WashU Medicine and BJC doctors can now focus less on note-taking and more on interacting with patients with the aid of an AI transcriber.

Thirteen graduates of the School of Continuing & Professional Studies Prison Education Project received their degrees May 28 during a commencement ceremony held at the Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Vandalia, Mo.

Nutrition scientist Lora Iannotti and engineer Feng Jiao become inaugural Lauren and Lee Fixel Distinguished Professors, advancing interdisciplinary solutions for food, agriculture and health.

A new study led by WashU Medicine researchers including Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, suggests that an intestinal disorder linked to malnutrition and stunted growth may be transmitted from one generation to the next via the small intestine’s microbiome.

Deborah J. Lenschow, MD, PhD, a pioneering scientist who has made significant contributions to the fields of immunology, rheumatology and medicine, has been installed as the inaugural John S. Daniels Professor at WashU Medicine.

In “The Small Stuff: How to Lead a More Gratifying Life,” WashU’s Ian Bogost explores the real but often unremarked delights to be found in ordinary encounters with the physical world. “While you are waiting for the supposedly important stuff to arrive,” Bogost writes, “a million cases of the small stuff come and go.”

Bursky Public Health met all 36 accreditation criteria while documenting a new institution still taking shape behind the scenes.

An earbud-like device from Aurenar, a WashU startup, is designed to improve stroke outcomes after a ruptured brain aneurysm. The technology is based on clinical trials led by WashU Medicine physician-scientists including Eric Leuthardt, MD.