Newsroom Stories

A new study from Washington University in St. Louis published in Communications Biology presents compelling evidence to support the theory that humans evolved from an African ape-like ancestor, bringing researchers one step closer to identifying the origin of human lineage.

Provost Mark D. West has appointed a 15-member search committee to identify candidates for the position of dean of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis.

An initiative of the Bauer Leaders Academy, the Leadership Development Badge provides WashU students with new skills through workshops, personalized coaching and applied leadership experiences. The program is available to all undergraduate students at no cost. This month, the Bauer Leaders Academy hosts WashU Leadership Week.

The St. Louis Children’s Hospital and WashU Medicine Heart Center has become one of only eight programs in the nation to perform a rare, lifesaving procedure in which one donor’s organ is transplanted into a patient, who then becomes a donor for another patient.

Prognosia, a biotech startup that harnesses AI-driven software to analyze mammograms to improve breast cancer risk prediction, was created by Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH, and Shu (Joy) Jiang, PhD, both at WashU Medicine.

Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis and the Georgia Institute of Technology study lizards who have lost limbs to understand how omnipresent the forces of natural selection can be, and why those lizards appear to be resilient.

Using advanced biophysical and imaging techniques, Meredith Jackrel and her team at Washington University in St. Louis have isolated the protein Matrin-3 to better understand its role in neurodegenerative diseases.

Several biology and medical researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have earned prestigious awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Washington University in St. Louis has launched WashU Serves, a new year-round volunteer initiative that reflects the university’s “In St. Louis, For St. Louis” commitment to strengthen the region. In partnership with the United Way of Greater St. Louis, WashU Serves offers the university community more ways to get involved.

Quitting smoking significantly increases survival time in cancer patients, particularly those with advanced-stage cancer, according to a study of an innovative smoking cessation program at WashU Medicine and Siteman Cancer Center.