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Zhen He, an environmental engineer at WashU, received the 2025 Frederick George Pohland Medal from the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors and the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists.

Images from on and around the WashU campuses.

This summer, WashU Libraries is piloting an asynchronous version of the Data Rescue workflows that is open to all. Volunteers of all levels are invited to contribute to advocacy, web archiving and data preservation efforts. 

Thirteen teachers from across the St. Louis region have been selected to work with WashU faculty members for the 2025 Summer Teacher-Researcher Program. Administered in collaboration with the university’s Institute for School Partnership, the program provide professional development opportunities for area K-12 teachers.

The Engaged City is seeking three community-based practitioners — such as artists, writers, illustrators, or data scientists — for its Community Fellows in Residence Program. The application deadline is July 16.

Kevin Cox, an assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, received the 2025 Eric E. Conn Young Investigator Award from the American Society of Plant Biologists.

Kristina Sauerwein, a senior sciences writer in Marketing & Communications at WashU Medicine, has received her fifth Robert G. Fenley Writing Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Washington University in St. Louis will soon move forward with plans to redevelop 6200 Forsyth Blvd.

A study in Nature led by Weikai Li at WashU Medicine reveals the molecular details of how vitamin K-dependent gamma carboxylase operates, a critical step in the blood clotting process.

WashU Medicine researcher Benjamin Garcia will receive $18.5 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how long-lived mammals stay healthy into old age.