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Witt named inaugural Kavita and Krishna Bharat Professor

The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis has named Andrew Witt the inaugural Kavita and Krishna Bharat Professor, a role that focuses on the intersection of artificial intelligence with art, architecture and design, effective Jan. 1. The professorship includes a joint appointment at the McKelvey School of Engineering.

Students

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Images from on and around the WashU campuses.

Advancement

Kim and Tim Eberlein receive Harris Award

Kim and Tim Eberlein, MD, were recently honored with the 2025 Jane and Whitney Harris St. Louis Community Service Award. The honor recognizes couples who contribute to the betterment of the greater St. Louis community.

St. Louis Region

Career Catalysts: St. Louis Fellows cultivate new talents, help partners meet goals

Career Catalysts, a series about WashU interns, by WashU interns, profiles pre-law student Winston Mattson, a Gephardt Institute St. Louis Fellow and an intern at Seed St. Louis.

Students

Brown School establishes practicum award honoring Goldbach’s legacy

The Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis is raising funds to create a practicum award honoring Jeremy T. Goldbach, a faculty member and nationally recognized scholar on LGBTQ+ mental health who died of cancer in June at age 42.

Climate & Environment

Plasma: The fourth state of matter drives sustainable carbon upcycling

a scientific diagram showing carbon cycling

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are developing ways to convert carbon monoxide into organic acids useful for industry.

Neuroscience & Memory

Novel technologies underway to help those with spinal cord injuries move

a trainer helping a man on a recovery machine

A multidisciplinary team of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis plans to investigate the neural mechanisms behind various controls of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation in generating different leg movements with a five-year, nearly $3 million grant the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Workplace

Daydreaming can lead to epiphanies, greater career purpose, WashU research finds

Recent research from Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis indicates that people can increase their potential for experiencing work-related epiphanies by engaging in a playful type of mind wandering known as “problem-solving daydreaming.”

Alzheimer's

Dai receives $200,000 grant from Alzheimer’s Association

A scientist at Washington University in St. Louis has received a grant from the Alzheimer’s Association to support his research investigating the electrochemistry of neurotoxic protein assemblies.

Campus & Facilities

Register for fall well-being challenge

Registration is now open for the next WashU well-being initiative, Walktober, a six-week opportunity focused on fitness and wellness. The challenge begins Oct. 6.