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Into the wild

On Ellis Island in the Mississippi River, Arpita Bose harvests microbes in the wetlands area of the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary. (Photo: Joe Angeles/Washington University)

Biologist Arpita Bose explains the importance of wetlands and the microorganisms living there to capture carbon — and to possibly provide solutions for a clean energy future

Campus & Community

The future of WashU is bright

Chancellor Andrew D. Martin presents Sarah K. England, MD, the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Pro-fessor of Medicine, with a Distinguished Faculty Award at the university’s 2021 Founders Day celebration. England, professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the School of Medicine, was among four faculty members recognized for their outstanding commitment to the intellectual and personal development of students. Photo: Joe Angeles

“After 18 months of dedicated work by a large and diverse group of contributors, we are poised to launch our strategic plan in May.”

Humanities & Society

Karibu nyumbani, welcome home

How did alumna Freid Brown end up the first woman to lead a chartered university in Kenya? According to Brown, it wasn’t by design.

Business & Entrepreneurship

From intern to CEO

While earning an MBA at WashU, Nina Leigh Krueger joined Purina as an intern and never left. Now, she’s the company’s first female CEO of the Americas.

Humanities & Society

Making life-saving medicine available

Michael Holmes was determined to make a difference, and with a little guidance from above, help from pharmaceutical companies and some ingenuity, he started saving lives with Rx Outreach.

Humanities & Society

Arsalan Iftikhar: Combating fear of a Muslim planet

Arsalan Iftikhar, AB ’99, JD ’03, has spent his career speaking out against Islamophobia. In his new book, “Fear of a Muslim Planet,” he writes that the need to stand against hate is more urgent than ever.

Science & Technology

Protecting everyday superheroes

Alumnus Karl Zelik is taking on common back pain with wearable technology that helps reduce back strain and injury risk.

Medicine

School of Medicine climbs ever closer to No. 1 in NIH funding.

What is our secret?

Humanities & Society

Investigating racial health disparities to eradicate them

The Brown School’s Darrell Hudson digs deep into data and researches how social determinants like racism affect multiple health outcomes, especially among Black Americans.

Humanities & Society

How do you engage the community?

Starting a new course on community engagement in a pandemic seemed impossible. Yet Liz Kramer, a lecturer in the Sam Fox School, did just that.