Newsroom Stories

In “The Divine Buoyancy of Being,” Cary Simowitz explores what happens when youthful dreams collide with economic reality, entry-level positions and the unintended consequences of a governmental shutdown.

​Washington University in St. Louis will play a prominent role in the national political conversation when it hosts a presidential debate on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. The schedule of four debates — three presidential and one vice presidential — was announced Sept. 23 by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD).​​

Mark S. Wrighton, chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis, will announce an event of major importance to the St. Louis region during a news conference at noon Wednesday, Sept. 23, in the Athletics Complex Field House.

Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton shared news that Washington University in St. Louis has been selected for a record sixth time to host a debate. In a nod to how the world has changed since our first debate in 1992, he and other leaders gathered at the Field House to spread the news donned ball caps bearing the hashtag #WashUdebate2016.

Ramesh Agarwal, PhD, the William Palm Professor of Engineering in the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Washington University in St. Louis, will receive an honorary fellowship from the Royal Aeronautical Society, the highest distinction for global aerospace achievement.

Images captured in and around the Washington University campuses. Click the “i” in the upper-left corner for captions.

The world of collegiate and professional sports combines some of the most important facets of business, including financing, marketing and media. On Friday, Sept. 25, Washington University in St. Louis will take attendees off the sideline and into the action with a panel of top local and national sports executives for the inaugural Olin Sports Business Summit. Patrick Rishe, director of the Sports Business Program, is helping to organize the panel.

​​The Association of American Universities (AAU) released today (Sept. 21) the findings of its comprehensive survey about sexual assault and misconduct on college campuses. Conducted this spring, the survey collected data from some 800,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students at 27 colleges and universities across the nation, including Washington University in St. Louis.​

Pope Francis is widely expected to address a range of issues when he visits the United States Sept. 22-27, including the crisis of mass incarceration in the US criminal justice system. The attention is needed and welcome, said a criminal justice reform expert Carrie Pettus-Davis, PhD, assistant professor at the Brown School.

​​​Ask any Washington University in St. Louis student their favorite part of the city, and Forest Park will come up more than a few times. From classroom assignements to athletics to community-wide events, students regularly engage with the historic urban park that sits on 1,372 acres between the university Danforth and School of Medicine campus, and most everyone has a favorite spot.