Newsroom Stories

Environmental engineers at WashU have developed critical methods to remove toxic selenium from water.

Simone Biles delivers a memorable address at WashU’s 164th Commencement, telling the Class of 2025: “The world doesn’t need you to be perfect. It needs you to be bold, to care, and to keep going even when things don’t go as planned.”

In a recent study, WashU Medicine researchers found adverse events were rare and manageable among patients with very mild or mild Alzheimer’s disease who received infusions of a next-generation Alzheimer’s medication.

Chancellor Andrew D. Martin delivered his message to the Class of 2025 at Washington University in St. Louis during the May 12 Commencement ceremony on Francis Olympic Field.

Graduating students Kendall Burks and Elijah Darden will reflect on the importance of community in their addresses to the Class of 2025 at WashU’s 164th Commencement Monday, May 12, on Francis Olympic Field.

The Women’s Society of Washington University presented the Harriet K. Switzer Leadership Award and the Elizabeth Gray Danforth Scholarship to four exceptional students during its annual membership meeting this spring.

Ten of the 36 graduating high school seniors in WashU’s College Prep Program will attend WashU this fall, receiving a total of $820,000 in WashU financial aid. Other students have received offers from the University of Pennsylvania, Saint Louis University and dozens more colleges.

Washington University in St. Louis will remove the name of Robert J. Terry, MD, from all university features, including the Robert J. Terry Lecture Series and the Robert J. Terry Professorship in the School of Medicine. This action follows a comprehensive review by the university’s Naming Review Board.

Biomedical engineering students from Washington University have started an assistive technology-focused student group to help local communities, including creating wheelchairs for young children.

A small clinical trial, led by researchers at WashU Medicine, has found that moxidectin, a new medicine for river blindness, also works for lymphatic filariasis, another tropical disease.