Newsroom Stories

A reported proposal by Vice President JD Vance redirecting childcare subsidies to married couples with a stay-at-home parent will not address fundamental challenges in the market, including soaring costs and limited availability, according to WashU sociologist Caitlyn Collins.

Zariah Taylor, a senior and Sam Fox School fashion design student, has launched TheHairVault, a vending machine for textured-hair products, in the Village, with support from the Skandalaris Center’s Student Enterprise Program.

Provost Mark D. West has appointed a 13-member search committee to identify candidates for the position of dean of the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis.

A clinical trial led by WashU Medicine researchers found that combining mental health coaching with medication optimization reduced post-surgery anxiety and depression in older adults.

Biomedical researchers at WashU McKelvey Engineering have developed a new imaging technique that captures the dynamic coupling between the brain’s vasculature and its neurons. The new microscopy tool could help lead to breakthroughs in studying stroke and dementia.

For newly resettled refugees in the United States, getting a job doesn’t always mean escaping poverty, says an expert on migration policy at Washington University in St. Louis.

WashU’s AI Perspectives Week will feature about 40 events, showcasing faculty, students and leading thinkers on artificial intelligence. The series highlights research, teaching, ethics and community dialogue, while welcoming both enthusiasts and skeptics.

Launched in 2007, WashU’s Alberti Program offers young people a hands-on introduction to architecture, a field rarely included in the K-12 curriculum. Students ask the same questions, use the same tools and build the same models as real-life architects.

A new WashU study shows how scientists can use ancient DNA to answer historical questions beyond what artifacts alone can reveal.

WashU Medicine researchers have found in mice that blocking immune cells in the body’s lymph nodes significantly reduces neurodegeneration. The discovery reveals a previously unsuspected pathway that could potentially halt or slow the progression of Alzheimer’s and related diseases.