Newsroom Stories

An international clinical trial co-led by WashU Medicine found that the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab added to standard-of-care therapy improved survival for patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer. Pembrolizumab helps the patient’s own immune cells attack and kill tumor cells.

Shannon Lenze, at WashU Medicine, received the William H. Danforth St. Louis Confluence Award. Lenze was recognized for her partnership with the EleVATE Collaborative to improve maternal and infant health outcomes.

WashU election law expert Travis Crum said a preliminary injunction blocking two major provisions of a controversial executive order by the Trump administration targeting federal voter registration procedures is a victory for the rule of law.

Gaelen Clayton has spent a large part of her four years at WashU thinking about goals — setting them academically and scoring them as a midfielder for the women’s soccer team, which just won the Division III national championship. 

Platoon leader for Gateway Army ROTC Battalion. Residential advisor in Brookings Residential College. Rural peer ambassador for the Office of Admissions. Senior Andrew Rudolph has worn many hats — and uniforms — on campus.

Emily Culley, a PhD candidate in earth, environmental and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences, uses images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera to investigate the surface of the moon. She’s passionate about fostering an inclusive environment in the sciences.

A Gephardt Institute Civic Scholar, St. Louis Fellow and WashU Votes co-chair, graduating senior Amelia Letson has spent the past four years promoting voter education, researching progressive policy and increasing civic engagement on campus.

From Eagle Scout to Ervin Scholar, M.J. Brown leads with commitment to service and values. Now the soon-to-be Olin Business School graduate prepares to follow his dreams across the country where he’ll work as an associate product marketing manager at Google in San Francisco.

Graduating senior Justin Xu, in Arts & Sciences, is clear about two things: his passion for community service and his pursuit of a medical career. If his leadership at WashU is any indication, he will achieve both goals and much more.

Can a self-described wallflower be a leader? Absolutely, says Shana Brooks, who is set to earn her undergraduate degree in political science from WashU’s School of Continuing & Professional Studies.