Newsroom Stories

Jonathan B. Losos, PhD, and Charles F. Zorumski, MD, are the recipients of Washington University in St. Louis’ 2025 faculty achievement awards, according to Chancellor Andrew D. Martin. They were among several people recognized during WashU’s annual Founders Day celebration.

A study from researchers at Washington University in St. Louis has found connections between the alternative sweetener sorbitol and liver disease.

From the phrase “Merry Christmas” to the spirit of giving, “A Christmas Carol” shaped our notions of Christmas. WashU Libraries celebrates the beloved tale’s enduring impact with “Charles Dickens Reads ‘A Christmas Carol,’“ a free public reading of his famed novella. Visitors also will have the opportunity to view the Libraries’ expansive collection of Dickens first editions.

Researchers at WashU Medicine have developed a nano-sized medicine delivered through the nose that boosts the anti-cancer immune response and successfully eliminates deadly brain tumors in mice.

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed an algorithm to decode the language of intrinsically disordered regions of proteins and their roles in human cancers.

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis found that the timing of biopsy can affect how doctors diagnose tumors and when those cancers may be more sensitive to chemotherapy.

Every week, the Missouri History Museum hosts free and family-friendly Thursday Nights at the Museum. Sponsored by WashU, the series explores the full array of life and culture in St. Louis through storytelling, panel discussions, film and performances.

Two students from Washington University in St. Louis’ Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic recently took aim at the state’s arguments about who bears responsibility for harmful air pollution in the St. Louis region.

WashU’s Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences will present “Silent Sky,” which explores the life and work of celebrated astronomer Henrietta Leavitt, in the A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre Nov. 20-23.

Washington University in St. Louis seniors Omar Abdelmoity and Marilee Karinshak were finalists for the Rhodes Scholarship, one of the globe’s highest academic honors.