Newsroom Stories

WashU Medicine researchers have received a $12.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study novel genetic causes of immune disorders.

In a new study, WashU Medicine researchers shed light on how newly acquired mutations in blood stem cells interact with mutations passed down by parents to influence a person’s lifetime risk of developing blood cancer. The findings could inform early detection and prevention strategies.

Mikhail Tikhonov, an associate professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, is using mathematical tools to deepen our understanding of microbial ecology and evolution.

The Black Rep will launch its 49th season with “Raisin,” a lost “treasure of musical theatre” (New York Times) based on Lorraine Hansberry’s iconic family drama.

Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis has received a landmark $10 million dual-purpose gift from longtime university benefactors Jerry and Judy Kent to create an endowed deanship and to propel the school’s Business of Health initiative.

Over the next several weeks, the 1,970 members of the Class of 2029 will learn more about WashU’s academic resources, student groups and boba tea options. But during move in, WashU resident advisors, WashU Student Associates and student leaders have one goal: to make every new student feel at home. 

John E. Powers II has been appointed vice chancellor and general counsel for Washington University in St. Louis, Chancellor Andrew D. Martin announced. He has served as chief counsel at WashU Medicine.

A new WashU Medicine study led by Bhooma Aravamuthan, MD, DPhil, identifies a standardized way to assess leg dystonia, a painful movement disorder that commonly affects children with cerebral palsy.

Using a “check-the-box” opt-in process to open federally funded Trump Accounts for children will likely exclude millions of eligible families — and undermine the program’s promise to promote lifelong asset building, finds a new policy brief from the Center for Social Development at Washington University in St. Louis.

A Brown School training program that helps educate and support mental health research and scholars has received a grant extension from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). When it’s complete, it will mark 35 years of continual funding.