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Women’s tennis wins first national title

For the first time in program history, the Washington University in St. Louis women’s tennis team won the national championship, defeating Pomona-Pitzer 4-3 May 23 in Claremont, Calif. The title marks the 27th in WashU Athletics history and the second for the 2024-25 school year.

Public Health

WashU experts defend fluoride with facts

Amid growing misinformation, WashU health experts provided Rolla leaders with clear data to support smart health policy. City leaders voted to preserve fluoride in the water supply.

St. Louis Region

New guidelines set for Live Near Your Work program

Several changes to the Live Near Your Work program, starting July 1, will better align it to the primary goal of neighborhood stabilization.

Alzheimer's

Sleep aid blocks neurodegeneration in mice

A new study by WashU Medicine researchers suggests that lemborexant and sleep aids that work the same way could help treat or prevent damage caused by harmful buildup of the protein tau in multiple neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s.

Biology

A new era of biotech education

The Biotech Explorers Pathway, a first-year Ampersand Program in Arts & Sciences, uses biotechnology as the theme that immerses students in real-world science, according to a new career feature written by WashU authors.

Religion

Halvorsen advises on spirituality study

Cal Halvorsen, an associate professor at the Brown School, served as adviser on a CoGenerate survey on faith communities and engagement.

Public Health

Private equity ownership tied to lower psychiatric hospital staffing, higher quality performance

Private equity ownership of psychiatric hospitals in the United States is associated with lower staffing levels, but also higher performance on certain quality measures, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

Psychology

Can mindfulness combat anxiety?

a group of people doing gentle exercises lifting arms in a brick plaza

Researchers at WashU explore the potential for mindfulness techniques to calm anxiety.

Advancement

Judaken installed as Gloria M. Goldstein Professor of Jewish History & Thought

Jonathan Judaken was installed as the Gloria M. Goldstein Professor of Jewish History & Thought in Arts & Sciences in April.

St. Louis Region

‘Miracles can happen’

Twelve new graduates of the School of Continuing & Professional Studies Prison Education Project received their degrees May 14 during a commencement ceremony held at the Missouri Eastern Correctional Center in Pacific.