Newsroom Stories

Lúcia Lohmann and Toby Pennington will have joint appointments with both research institutions.

Seven WashU faculty members are among the 471 new fellows selected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

David J. Gray has been appointed executive vice chancellor for finance and chief financial officer at Washington University in St. Louis, effective April 7, Chancellor Andrew D. Martin announced.

Umar Iqbal, a computer security expert from Washington University, explains how smart speakers process user data.

The Department of Music in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis will host six performances by internationally renowned performers as part of the 2026 Great Artists Series.

Biomedical researchers at Washington University have decoded how mechanical forces drive cell behavior in fibrosis.

Researchers at WashU Medicine have found a way to target the vessels that drain waste from the brain. Rejuvenating those vessels could open the door to new therapies to prevent cognitive decline.

A multidisciplinary team led by WashU chemists repurposed an antimalarial drug in the fight against antibiotic resistance.

A clinical trial among people destined to develop early-onset Alzheimer’s disease and led by WashU Medicine researchers shows eliminating amyloid from the brain may prevent cognitive symptoms.

“¿Te puedo contar algo?”, an evening-length concert featuring new and original works by MFA candidates Tess Angelica Losada-Tindall and Lourdes del Mar Santiago Lebrón in Arts & Sciences, will explore the nature, power and necessity of grief March 21 and 22 in WashU’s Edison Theatre.