Newsroom Stories

The No. 1 Washington University in St. Louis women’s soccer team brought home the program’s second national title Dec. 8 at Peter Johann Memorial Field in Las Vegas with a 3-0 win over William Smith College. The Bears finished the season at 23-0-2, setting a new program record.

Before they were refugees in St. Louis, they were economists, engineers or nurses. Now a new, no-cost program at Washington University in St. Louis is giving them next-level English and professional skills they need to find jobs that match their talents and training. Observers say the program is a win-win for refugees and the St. Louis region.

A new, artificial intelligence-based method of analyzing mammograms, developed by researchers at WashU Medicine, identified individuals at high risk of developing breast cancer more accurately than the standard, questionnaire-based method did.

Results from a clinical trial conducted at WashU Medicine showed adding the investigational drug itacitinib to standard care for “half-matched” stem cell transplantation may reduce rates of graft-versus-host disease.

Fructose is a sweetener added to ultra-processed foods, typically in the form of high-fructose corn syrup. WashU research shows that the liver turns fructose into lipids that many types of cancers crave.

“It’s Time,” the 2024 WashU Dance Theatre performance, will take place Dec. 6-8 in Edison Theatre. The evening-length concert will feature original works by visiting choreographers MJ Imani and Stephanie Martinez and faculty choreographers Joanna Dee Das, Elinor Harrison and David Marchant.

Nearly 1,500 students, faculty, advisers and others recently participated in hands-on practice events, and provided feedback, as WashU prepares for the first use of Workday Student in February. Online support is available, and instructor-led adviser training will begin in January.

The days grow cold and the nights grow long, but December is a busy month for WashU music lovers. Upcoming performances will feature the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, The 442s and more than 150 WashU musicians in spaces throughout the Saint Louis Art Museum.

Bird wing shape — a proxy for long-distance flying ability, or dispersal — is a trait that influences biodiversity patterns on islands around the world, according to research from WashU biologists.

A new study by Tarek Ghani, at WashU Olin Business School, found that, despite their lack of tech literacy, women in Afghanistan were able to use funds delivered directly to their phones to purchase food and other necessities.