Newsroom Stories

The Office of the Provost recently announced the launch of a new program aimed at supporting scholarship for pre-tenure faculty impacted by COVID-19.

Up to half of older adults may have sleep apnea, a condition in which breathing and sleep are briefly interrupted many times a night. A new study from the School of Medicine shows that this chronic tiredness can have serious implications for road safety.

A passionate and effective champion of LGBTQ+ rights, Washington University in St. Louis junior Ranen Miao has been awarded a Truman Scholarship, the premier graduate fellowship in the United States for those pursuing careers in public service. 

Russell K. Osgood, visiting professor of law and interim dean of the School of Law, will continue as dean through spring 2024, announced Beverly Wendland, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs. 

WashU infectious diseases doctors and engineers have worked with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and other cultural institutions on how to safely reopen and continue performances following the COVID-19 pandemic global shutdown in 2020.

As longtime president of Mount Holyoke College, Mary Woolley helped to transform university education for women in the United States. In a new production of “Bull in a China Shop,” the Performing Arts Department will explore Woolley’s groundbreaking career and her decades-long relationship with Jeannette Marks, chair of Mount Holyoke’s English department.

A new study led by Washington University School of Medicine and the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Dhaka, Bangladesh, shows that a standard milk-based therapy plus treatment with a specific strain of gut bacteria reduces gut inflammation and promotes weight gain in infants with severe acute malnutrition.

A new multicenter study that includes researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Vanderbilt University Medical Center shows that transplant recipients who receive three doses of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine have greater protection than that provided with two doses.

A new computer memory prototype developed by Shantanu Chakrabartty at the McKelvey School of Engineering may significantly reduce the energy needed to train artificial intelligence.

Provost Beverly Wendland shares an update on Washington University’s strategic planning process and invites the community to provide feedback on a draft overview of the vision.