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Engineering

Heart disease model puts cells to work

image of green and red striped bands of muscle proteins called sarcomeres
Researchers at Washington University can more effectively study mutations that cause heart disease by putting stem cells through their paces. Their research offers insight into the origins of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Campus & Community

Opening doors

Julia Blanchard of the WashU Pledge.
This spring saw the graduation of the first cohort of the WashU Pledge, the bold scholarship initiative for Pell-eligible students from Missouri and southern Illinois set into motion by Chancellor Andrew Martin at his 2019 inauguration.
Campus & Community

Pledge drive

Shortly after Commencment, Chancellor Andrew Martin spent some time with Julia Blanchard, AB ’24, talking about what the WashU Pledge meant for her, her WashU Pledge cohort — and for a whole new generation of WashU students.
Literature

Winner’s circle

A new acclaimed novel by Teddy Wayne, MFA ’07, explores class mobility, moral choices and love in the time of COVID.
Humanities & Society

‘An amazing story’

Gerald Early, who served as a curatorial consultant for a new exhibit on Black baseball at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, discusses The Souls of the Game.