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Interlocking rings unlock new material properties

Jonathan Barnes

Researchers working with Jonathan Barnes, assistant professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences, published new research showing how molecules with interlocking ring architectures can be functionalized and incorporated into three-dimensional polymer networks and materials.

Health & Society

Community-based rehab for disabilities works even in areas of conflict

Jean-Francois Trani

A community-based rehabilitation program may be an effective way to provide services to people with disabilities even in places with conflict such as Afghanistan, finds a new study from the Brown School and the School of Medicine at Washington University.

Health & Society

Physical intimate partner violence in Colombia costs $90 million annually

The single-year health burden associated with physical intimate partner violence in the South American country of Columbia was $90.6 million, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

Maximizing opportunity

Judith Sun, EMBA ’08

After decades in the sales industry, Judith Sun, EMBA ’08, has perfected the skill of seamlessly integrating Western brands into the Chinese market.

A journey of resilience and healing

All the Flowers Kneeling, the debut poetry collection of Paul Tran, MFA ’19, takes readers on a transformative ride.

Narrating the great outdoors

Lawrence Millman, AB ’67, an explorer extraordinaire, is the author of 18 books that document his global travels.

Explorer Lawrence Millman has traveled far and wide, writing stories of his adventures from the Arctic to the Ecuadorian Amazon and beyond.

Space

Distance learning

The deployed primary mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope looks like a spring flower in full bloom.

Planetary scientist Paul Byrne explains why you should be impressed by the James Webb Space Telescope.

Campus & Community

Celebrating our graduates

On May 20, Washington University celebrated more than 2,500 graduates at the first university-wide Commencement event held on Francis Olympic Field.

Campus & Community

Re-imagining Commencement

The 161st Commencement was unlike any other in WashU's storied history.

More graduates, more room, more fun, more food, more joy, all added up to a glorious send-off for Washington University in St. Louis’ Class of 2022.

Space

Guts and stardust

Kevin McKeegan (left) returned to WashU in November 2021 to deliver the Robert M. Walker Distinguished Lecture. But before he did, he spent some time on the Danforth Campus, including a visit to the Space Weathering Lab of Jeff Gillis-Davis in Compton Hall.

Kevin McKeegan, who earned his PhD in physics in Arts & Sciences in 1987, has had a storied career measuring the tiniest particles of the solar system.