Newsroom Stories

Researchers led by physicist Henric Krawczynski in Arts & Sciences completed initial construction on XL-Calibur, a new balloon-borne telescope designed to measure the polarization of high-energy X-rays from black holes, neutron stars and other exotic celestial objects.

Research from Olin Business School found that employees’ initial expectations for a new leader were a strong indicator of how trust levels would change over time. The higher the initial level of follower expectations, the steeper the resulting decline in trust.

A memorial service celebrating the life of Chancellor Emeritus William H. Danforth, MD, will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, in Graham Chapel.

Many summer internships are unpaid or pay little. Chancellor Andrew D. Martin created a new program so more students, regardless of family income, can afford to have these meaningful career experiences.

Radiation therapy for ventricular tachycardia — a life-threatening irregular heart rhythm — appears to work by reverting heart muscle cells to a younger state, reducing the irregular rhythms, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine.

A new round of recently awarded Global Incubator Seed Grants from the McDonnell International Scholars Academy will help kick-start more than a dozen high-impact, innovative projects taking place on five continents.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh have discovered how Rift Valley fever virus enters cells, pointing the way to new therapies to treat the deadly disease.

Washington University continues its “In St. Louis, for St. Louis” mission by donating 370 study cubbies to nonprofit organizations in the region. Over 1,000 cubbies were ordered at the pandemic’s outset to keep students safe, but only a portion ultimately were needed.

In “Kent Styles,” junior Zachary Stern explores questions of family, trust and the ghosts we can’t escape. This weekend, the play will receive its world-premiere staged reading as part of WashU’s annual A.E. Hotchner New Play Festival.

Scientists in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences in Arts & Sciences will continue to archive and distribute digital data related to the study of the surfaces and interiors of terrestrial planetary bodies under a five-year cooperative agreement with NASA.