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Sustainability

A warming world needs better batteries

Peng Bai and his lab team are researching sustainable battery technologies on the smaller scale, those found in our phones and electric cars. (Photos by Whitney Curtis)
For the green energy revolution to be successful, scientists must develop more cost-effective and sustainable battery technologies. Researchers in the McKelvey School of Engineering are spending their energy on just that.
Disparity

Bringing her folding chair to the table

Nisha Patel, MSW ’98, has spent more than two decades at the forefront of the philanthropic and political landscape, leading and implementing initiatives that increase economic opportunities for families with low income.
Arts & Culture

More than a medal

The Center for the Humanities’ biennial International Humanities Prize, which was awarded to Alison Bechdel in 2022, builds community and celebrates excellence in the world of arts and letters.
Politics

Working for the White House

Justin Vail outside the White House.
What’s it like to work for the White House? Justin Vail, JD ’12, a policy adviser who works under Ambassador Susan Rice, knows firsthand.
History & Education

Shining a light on Black women physicians

Portrait of author and Washington University alumna Jasmine Brown wearing a lab coat.
From the Civil War to the 21st century, Black women have fought to become physicians. A new book by Jasmine Brown, AB ’18, tells the story of the barriers Black women pursuing a career in medicine have faced throughout ­history.
Space

Next steps in returning people to the Moon

“As we leave the Moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind.”  These were the words of Apollo 17 astronaut Eugene Cernan just over 50 years ago as he and fellow astronaut Harrison Schmitt departed from the lunar surface for the […]