‘It’s up to us to be advocates, healers, make connections’
First-year WashU Medicine MD and MD/PhD students received their white coats at a ceremony Oct. 2. Other ceremonies recognized incoming students studying physical therapy, occupational therapy and audiology.
WashU research helped shape important step with Trump Accounts
Research from the WashU Brown School’s Center for Social Development helped lay the groundwork for a major change to the federal government’s new Trump Accounts program: automatic account creation for eligible children, which the administration announced Sept. 29.
Amazon’s smart glasses raise privacy concerns
Amazon’s introduction of smart glasses for its delivery drivers raises significant questions about privacy, workplace surveillance and the normalization of continuously recording technology, says WashU Law professor Neil Richards.
Where AI in healthcare is headed
Philip R. O. Payne, the inaugural chief health AI officer for WashU Medicine and BJC Health, helps explain what artificial intelligence can and can’t do in healthcare and why trust, training and human judgment remain essential.
Iconic illustrator Mary Engelbreit donates collection to WashU Libraries
Beloved illustrator Mary Engelbreit has donated 120 original illustrations and related materials to WashU Libraries. The collection highlights her whimsical style, business acumen and activism and will support research, teaching and a public exhibition planned for July.
How technology is reshaping violence — and what can be done about it
WashU Bursky Public Health researchers examine how digital technology and generative AI are changing violence — and how decades of violence-prevention research can help shape effective responses.
WashU-led team wins $4M DARPA grant to improve fuel injector design
Research led by WashU McKelvey Engineering’s James Friend aims to crack the code of atomization for future aircraft engines.
Book bans limit children’s understanding of themselves and the world
Book bans erase more than stories. They can erase histories and threaten students’ identities, says the Brown School’s Sheretta Butler-Barnes.
United Way launches annual campaign
The WashU community is encouraged to support the 2026 United Way of Greater St. Louis annual campaign. Launching Oct. 5, the campaign will raise funds to support over 150 local nonprofits and more than 1 million people in the 16-county region.
Series to explore practice of citizenship
Presented by the WashU John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics. “The Practice of Citizenship” series invites participants to think critically about what it means to be a citizen.
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