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‘Play Harder: The Triumph of Black Baseball in America’

In “Play Harder: The Triumph of Black Baseball in America,” WashU’s Gerald Early explores how Black Americans have shaped the game since its emergence during Reconstruction, from the formation of the Negro Leagues, through Jackie Robinson’s breaking of the color barrier and into the present day.

Advancement

McGlothlin installed as Gloria M. Goldstein Professor of Holocaust Studies

Erin McGlothlin was recently installed as the Gloria M. Goldstein Professor of Holocaust Studies in Arts & Sciences.

Students

WashU prepares for fall ’25 class registration in Workday

Most WashU students are gearing up to register for fall 2025 classes next week using a new student information system, Workday. Many have prepared already, but administrators say to expect some bumps in this first cycle.

Medicine

Harnessing mechanobiology to combat kidney disease

Researchers at Washington University have received a $4 million grant to study specialized cells that could help treat kidney disease.

Politics

Henderson to deliver annual Brauer Lecture

Rob Henderson, political commentator and bestselling author of “Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family and Social Class,” will deliver the keynote address for Olin Business School’s Brauer Lecture Series April 16 at Washington University in St. Louis.

Engineering

Electrochemical method supports nitrogen circular economy

A new approach developed by researchers at Washington University converts nitrogen waste into a valuable chemical product.

Campus & Facilities

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Images from on and around the WashU campuses.

Climate & Environment

What makes a 1-in-1000-year storm, really?

Thunderstorms that swept the central U.S. in 2022 were unprecedented, but their extreme precipitation may not be that rare — especially with global warming, according to a new analysis from researchers in Arts & Sciences.

Awards & Notables

Student selected for Clinton Award for Peace and Reconciliation

Riley Novak, a senior majoring in global studies and in Spanish in Arts & Sciences at WashU, has been named a recipient of the Hillary Rodham Clinton Award for Peace and Reconciliation at Queen’s University Belfast.

Nutrition & Wellness

Researchers find intestinal immune cell prevents food allergies

Researchers at WashU Medicine found that a small population of immune cells in the mouse intestine prevents allergic responses to food, suggesting that targeting such cells therapeutically could potentially lead to a new treatment for allergies.