Newsroom Stories

In a 1989 video digitized by WashU Libraries, Jackson reflects on his relationship with Martin Luther King Jr., his role in Chicago politics and how he found himself to be a presidential candidate. Jackson died Feb. 17 at age 84.

In recognition of its work to address complex global challenges and support international students and scholars, Washington University in St. Louis is a 2026 recipient of the Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization from NAFSA: Association of International Educators. 

The Performing Arts Department will present Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “Our Town” in Edison Theatre beginning Feb. 20. Though familiar to generations of audiences, the play’s pastoral setting can disguise its formal inventiveness, says director Andrea Urice.

Michael J. Greenberg, at WashU Medicine, has received two grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate the complex roles of troponin — a critical protein in the heart — in various forms of heart failure.

High prescription drug prices are not caused by any single company or practice, but by the system itself, said WashU Law’s Rachel Sachs. If Congress wants lower drug prices, it has to fix the structure and incentives of the entire supply chain, said Sachs, an expert on prescription drug pricing.

Research from WashU psychologists finds perception of neighborhood safety affects brain development.

Jeffrey Plunkett, a professor of practice in accounting at WashU Olin Business School, answers common questions about new tax rules, how changes in Internal Revenue System staffing could impact the filing process and who needs an accountant.

WashU is now offering Civic Action Weeks. Starting Monday, Feb. 16, the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement will host about two-dozen workshops, field trips, lectures and volunteer opportunities that promote engagement and advocacy in the St. Louis community and beyond.

Padma Gulur, MD, a physician-scientist and nationally recognized leader in pain management, has been named the head of the Department of Anesthesiology and the inaugural Alex S. Evers MD Distinguished Professor in Anesthesiology at WashU Medicine. Her appointment begins Aug. 1.

Widespread promotion has started for so-called Trump Accounts, including an ad during the Super Bowl. The accounts allow parents to opt in to claim investment seed money of up to $1,000 for their children. But that opt-in part is problematic, say two experts on child development accounts at Washington University in St. Louis.