Newsroom Stories

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.

A nationally recognized pediatric endocrinologist, Madhusmita Misra, MD, pioneered research on bone density and metabolic disorders in young women. Her appointment begins Jan. 4.

WashU Medicine researchers have been awarded a nearly $11 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to decode how gut bacteria turn hostile, leading to dangerous infections.

WashU will formally adopt the Okanagan Charter, reinforcing the university’s commitment to making health and well-being an integral part of campus culture and decision-making.

The United States imposed sweeping new sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) Oct. 9, following up on sanctions imposed last year. They are threatening academic freedom, limiting opportunities for law students and making it harder for scholars to engage with international legal institutions, WashU law professor Leila Sadat argues.