Newsroom Stories

New School of Public Health survey data show a sharp drop in confidence ahead of flu season.

A researcher at Washington University in St. Louis is working to harness artificial intelligence to find psychological traits hidden in language.

The School of Public Health is rapidly expanding with new people, spaces and initiatives. In August, faculty and staff gathered to begin shaping the school’s strategic plan.

WashU Medicine researchers found that children with fluctuating gut microbiomes showed poorer growth compared with kids with a more stable microbiome. The study sequenced the genomic material from fecal samples collected from toddlers in Malawi.

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have identified the protein involved in costly plant infestations, pointing the way to possible protections.

Roughly 550 WashU undergraduate and graduate students gathered in Tisch Park Sept. 3 for the annual civic dialogue event — a nearly fourfold increase since its debut in 2023.

Chancellor Andrew D. Martin has announced a new Washington University in St. Louis initiative to further promote academic freedom, viewpoint diversity and civic education. The Ordered Liberty Project will recruit endowed faculty across disciplines and support existing programs to build an intellectual culture where rigorous debate strengthens both scholarship and student learning. 

Wildlife researchers at Washington University in St. Louis tracked pigeons in two cities to see what affects their density.

Career Catalysts, a series about WashU interns, by WashU interns, visits junior Kiersten Anderson as she leads a therapy session with individuals with memory-related illnesses. Her internship at St. Louis nonprofit Memory Keepers is funded by the Chancellor’s Career Fellows Program, which supports low-income, first-generation students.

WashU’s latest building renovation in Cortex will provide space and support for bioscience startups.