Ecologist Rachel Penczykowski, in WashU Arts & Sciences, was drawn to science early on. Today, her lab studies plant diseases, parasite interactions and how we can respond as environmental forces change.
A decadeslong research collaboration at WashU Medicine has led to a reduction in antibiotic use in preemies in the neonatal intensive care unit at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
Isabella Welborn, a master’s student in public health at WashU, has won a Cancer Epidemiology Education in Special Populations fellowship from the City University of New York School of Medicine.
British cellist Steven Isserlis and Canadian pianist Connie Shih will perform the music of Beethoven, Schumann, Kabalevsky and Kaprálová Thursday, April 30, as part of WashU’s Great Artists Series.
Guy Genin, the Harold and Kathleen Faught Professor of Mechanical Engineering at WashU McKelvey Engineering, has been elected to the World Council of Biomechanics.
Applications are open for the AI Research Commons Midwest Fellows Program, which connects leaders of early AI startups to resources. It’s open to faculty, students and researchers from WashU and other institutions that recently launched Third Coast Foundry. The deadline is Friday, May 1.
At WashU, Sri Gopalsamy Ramaswamy combines public health and business to examine why care falls short — and how to design solutions that reach patients.
Dierdre Lockette grew up passionate about writing, but sensible about her financial future, so she chose a career in accounting. Three decades later, Lockette is completing her undergraduate degree from the WashU School of Continuing & Professional Studies, where she has discovered a new passion: research.
The Arts & Sciences-based program meets rising demand, combining rigorous interdisciplinary study with hands-on community experience, preparing students to tackle complex health challenges across fields.
Charlie White, the highly regarded artist and academic leader whose vision and student advocacy have helped to build nationally recognized programs at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Southern California, has been named the Ralph J. Nagel Dean of WashU’s Sam Fox School, announced Chancellor Andrew D. Martin.
