News Clips

Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, assistant professor of medicine

A relaunched film series, perhaps serving as Amazon MGM’s “mothership,” would feed into satellite series in video games and streaming shows. These games and shows, in turn, would tie into and expand the universe of the films, writes Colin Burnett.

Lee Epstein, Ethan A.H. Shepley Distinguished University Professor; and Andrew D. Martin, Chancellor

Awe accelerates ideological imprinting, making radical beliefs deeply ingrained, writes Tahir Rahman.

The WashU Engineers Without Borders group has worked for years to improve hospital infrastructure and access to affordable health care through a nonprofit in Uganda. Over winter break, a team of students and faculty traveled there to put their engineering concepts into practice, helping improve reliable power and safe, accessible water.

Remember that your path from your Ph.D. program to career development professional does not mean you must leave behind your academic training. You can use it to help students across disciplines—from humanities to science and business—discover and share their stories, writes Laura Evers.

An English Ph.D. program can provide many opportunities for the development of transferable skills, writes Laura Evers.

Mary Politi, professor of surgery

Our work is far from done. But lowering the barriers to higher education benefits St. Louis, benefits Missouri and benefits WashU itself. Most of all, it benefits talented and deserving students, writes Chancellor Andrew D. Martin.

Wells may have been right about the unending demands of freedom. In many ways, we continue to fight her fight against the erasure of Black history in American history. She was also right that it is a heroic act to care for our fellow humans while we pursue a more just world, writes Amy Gais.