Newsroom Stories

Igor Levit is “one of the essential artists of his generation” (The New York Times), a pianist who “guides the public to the heart of Beethoven” (Le Figaro). On Nov. 9, Levit will launch WashU’s 10th annual Great Artists Series with an evening of Beethoven sonatas.

WashU Medicine maternal-fetal specialists are collaborating with rural obstetricians to reduce patients’ travel time and improve access to high-risk pregnancy care.

Members of the Voter Champions Network and WashU Votes, both initiatives of the Gephardt Institute, connect students, faculty and staff to voter information.

At the Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees meeting Sept. 25, several faculty members in Arts & Sciences and at WashU Medicine were promoted or granted tenure, effective that day.

WashU Medicine researchers have shown in mice that slowed brain growth in Angelman’s syndrome, a genetic disorder, is caused by elevated levels of a specific molecule that trigger the brain’s stress response.

Cady Heron has danced with nomads and scaled Kilimanjaro. In “Mean Girls,” the Kenya-raised teenager faces her greatest challenge yet: American high school. WashU’s Performing Arts Department will present the celebrated musical in Edison Theatre Oct. 22 to 25.

Researchers from WashU McKelvey Engineering have developed a hybrid system that augments organisms including locusts to serve as sample collectors for chemical vapors. The work has implications for homeland security, environmental and industrial monitoring and healthcare.

The Sam Fox School Gallery at Washington University in St. Louis presents “It Is What It Is When It Is,” a solo exhibition of new work from St. Louis-based artist Sterling Lawrence.

A dispute before the U.S. Supreme Court over the Video Privacy Protection Act could have significant implications for surveillance-based advertising and the future of internet privacy, says Neil Richards, a privacy law expert at Washington University in St. Louis.

A new study led by researchers at Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis finds private equity only accounts for a small share of the nation’s hospitals, with most investors exiting within five years.