Newsroom Stories

September is Suicide Prevention Month, and WashU expert Ryan Lindsay is emphasizing a simple message: You don’t have to be a mental health professional to help someone who may be struggling.

A new Transcend Initiative seeks to address and fight life-threatening mycobacterial infections.

WashU will celebrate its first Learfield Directors’ Cup with a festival and a women’s soccer game on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Athletic Director Anthony Azama says the honor reflects the competitive spirit of WashU student athletes.

WashU Medicine researchers found that bacteria-infecting viruses and bacterial antibiotic resistance genes in the gut microbiomes of premature babies play an important role in necrotizing enterocolitis, a sudden and often fatal intestinal illness.

Three new plays by Chinonso Anyanwu, Anna Schwartz and Frauke Thielecke will receive world premiere staged readings Sept. 19 and 20 as part of the 2026 A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Festival.

Washington University in St. Louis will retire the Robert J. Terry Lecture and rename the Robert J. Terry Professorship, following approval by the Board of Trustees. The action follows a recommendation from the university’s Naming Review Board and concludes a yearlong review.

As artificial intelligence reshapes job applications, WashU career expert Casey Jenkerson advises job seekers to use authentic language, build networks early and focus on essential skills. She also warns against dishonest AI tactics and emphasizes the importance of human connection in hiring.

WashU researcher Lora Iannotti and colleagues tested whether a diverse diet inspired by ancestral eating patterns could support maternal nutrition and fetal development.

A reported proposal by Vice President JD Vance redirecting childcare subsidies to married couples with a stay-at-home parent will not address fundamental challenges in the market, including soaring costs and limited availability, according to WashU sociologist Caitlyn Collins.

Zariah Taylor, a senior and Sam Fox School fashion design student, has launched TheHairVault, a vending machine for textured-hair products, in the Village, with support from the Skandalaris Center’s Student Enterprise Program.