Newsroom Stories

Cotton fabric is natural, renewable, biodegradable and at least theoretically sustainable. With her patented RECLEM process, WashU fashion associate professor Mary Ruppert-Stroescu hopes to revolutionize how recycled fabrics are processed and used to create new garments.

Grammy Award-winning tenor Karim Sulayman will join new music ensemble Alarm Will Sound to preview David T. Little’s opera-in-progress “What Belongs To You,” based on the novel by WashU alumnus Garth Greenwell.

Washington University is expanding access to MO/Notify, a smartphone system that privately sends pop-up alerts to users in Missouri when they have spent time near someone who later tests positive for COVID-19.

An analysis of television ads from the 2016 presidential election shows messages that are centrist and consistent with the candidate’s primary messages lead to increased online word of mouth chatter and higher daily poll ratings.

An analysis of Census Pulse Survey data from Washington University’s Social Policy Institute shows that the expanded Child Tax Credit did not cause an exit from the labor force.

A lawsuit by former Miami Dolphins Head Coach Brian Flores is shining a light on the lack of diversity among coaches and leadership in the NFL and other professional sports, according Patrick Rishe, director of Olin Business School’s sports business program.

Fathers older than age 34 were more open to having their child vaccinated against COVID-19, while younger Black and white mothers were the least open to it, finds a new survey of Medicaid recipients from the Brown School.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have discovered a molecule in the lungs of tuberculosis (TB) patients that reflects the levels of TB-causing bacteria in the lungs. The findings may represent a step toward more tailored treatment regimens and better patient outcomes.

Greet students by name. Avoid grading on a curve. Try not to schedule exams right after a break. A new guide from the Center for Teaching and Learning at Washington University in St. Louis offers instructors concrete ways to support students’ well-being without adding to their workload.

New research from Washington University School of Medicine has solved the medical mystery of why a 2-year-old child — seemingly healthy at birth — succumbed to an undiagnosed rare illness.