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Camp wins Brockett Essay Prize

Pannill Camp, an associate professor of drama in Arts & Sciences, has won the Oscar G. Brockett Essay Prize from the American Society for Theatre Research.

Engineering

Collection of tiny antennas can amplify, control light

A rainbow prism cutting through different surfaces

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed metasurfaces that could expand the use of antennas beyond radios and cellphones to many applications, such as virtual reality devices.

Performing Arts

‘The Wolves’ opens Feb. 21 in Edison Theatre

Nine players take to the pitch. The competition is fast, creative and ruthless. And that’s before they meet the other team. In “The Wolves,” which opens Feb. 21 in Edison Theatre, Pulitzer-nominated playwright Sarah DeLappe captures the raw energy, unfiltered banter and accumulating pressure of an elite girls’ soccer team.

Engineering

For success in bioelectronics, build with nature-inspired design

bioelectric scaffolding microscopy image

Researchers at WashU have developed bioelectronic scaffolds in a unique way that creates new tissues.

Neuroscience & Memory

New model from WashU scientists can improve understanding of human attention

complicated series of boxes with arrows and shapes

A new neural network model by researchers at Washington University offers a way to uncover what brain mechanisms are at play when people need to focus amid many distractions.

Neuroscience & Memory

Study identifies brain cells key to understanding other people

Researchers at WashU Medicine Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology have identified specific neuronal cells that are essential to our understanding of other people.

Biology

Helping herps in Central America

Tasman Ezra, a graduate student in biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, founded a conservation organization dedicated to conserving reptiles, amphibians and their habitats in Honduras.

Psychology

Project will study struggles facing those with disabilities

an image of Payton Rule sitting at a table

A graduate student in Arts & Sciences at WashU will study ways to improve the lives of people with disabilities.

Engineering

Jun receives women in chemistry award

Young-Shin Jun, a professor at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has been chosen to receive a 2025 Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering award from the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.

Campus & Community

Collective action, ongoing advocacy

WashU Advocates are raising awareness about the university’s mission with government officials, communicating how WashU works to solve societal challenges and improve lives.