Newsroom Stories

Biology and engineering researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have uncovered the mechanism of plants’ twisting roots.

Long-term use of a new drug, toferson, approved by the FDA for a rare genetic form of ALS, delays symptom progression and death and leads to stabilization or improvement in some patients, according to a study by WashU Medicine researchers and collaborators.

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have found a way to better track circadian brain signals that synchronize the body clocks.

Analysis spanning 16 nations finds households integrated into communities build jobs, savings and stability over time.

Grandparents are engaging with their grandchildren far more than previous generations, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have found. They surveyed grandparents to understand the quality and quantity of their conversations with grandchildren.

The McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis has received several grants from the Department of Defense to support research into machine learning and energy storage.

The National Academy of Inventors has elected two Washington University in St. Louis faculty members to its 2025 cohort of fellows: Jennifer N. Silva, MD, and Lan Yang.

At the age of 31, WashU student Rebecca Cornett is planning for retirement. Cornett is a dancer for Saint Louis Ballet, which is currently staging “The Nutcracker.” She also is one of several dancers pursuing their educations at the School of Continuing & Professional Studies.

Influential collector Komal Shah discusses “Making Their Mark.” Currently on view at WashU’s Kemper Art Museum, the exhibition places work by renowned figures such as Howardena Pindell, Joan Mitchell and Jaune Quick-to-See Smith in dialogue with contemporary practitioners such as Katharina Grosse, Lorna Simpson, Sarah Sze and Mary Weatherford.

A new book by Carol Camp Yeakey, the Marshall S. Snow Professor of Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, examines the causes, impact and solutions to gentrification in cities around the world.