Newsroom Stories

Acclaimed author, cartoonist, philosopher, screenwriter and essayist Charles Johnson, who won the 1990 National Book Award for his novel “Middle Passage,” will present the keynote address for the 2022 Faculty Book Celebration at Washington University in St. Louis.

Precision agriculture is beginning to shape the strategies and choices of farmers around the world, according to a new analysis by Glenn Stone, professor of anthropology and of environmental studies in Arts & Sciences.

Filmmaker CJ Hunt, a field producer for the Daily Show, will discuss his new documentary “The Neutral Ground,” which recounts the struggle to remove Confederate monuments in New Orleans, March 8.

Registration for the 2022 Day of Dialogue and Action is now open. All students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend the online sessions.

Douglas Wiens in Arts & Sciences led one of the first seismic studies of the Patagonian Andes, where glaciers are melting at some of the fastest rates on the planet. The team discovered and described a key link between ice mass loss, uplift and a gap between tectonic plates.

Antibiotics provide no benefit in preventing future recurrent wheezing in babies hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), according to a new study led by Washington University School of Medicine researchers.

School of Medicine researchers are launching a phase 2 clinical trial to study whether using medication to treat sleep problems in older adults can reduce signs of early Alzheimer’s disease.

Researchers in the lab of Peng Bai at the McKelvey School of Engineering have discovered the key to making a stable, safe battery.

James Wertsch, an expert on Russia and international affairs, analyzes Vladimir Putin’s motivation in attacking Ukraine. He says that Putin sees Russia’s mission as aiming to triumph over democracy and encourage the rise of Christian fascism everywhere.

Undergraduate tuition will be $59,420 for the 2022-23 academic year — a $1,670 (2.9%) increase over the 2021-22 academic tuition of $57,750, announced Amy B. Kweskin, executive vice chancellor for finance and chief financial officer.