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Neuroscience & Memory

Changing how we see the brain

By studying our brain’s connectome, behavioral neuroscientist Damien Fair is drawing a new map of autism.

Operations & Strategy

Alumna Lise Shipley helped build today’s wi-fi network

In the mid-1990s, Lise Shipley helped bring the Internet to the masses.

Diversity & Inclusion

Hacking the gates

Marie Bigham wants to radically reimagine college admissions.

Art & Design

Beauty and lamentations

A close up of a piece of Ebony G Patterson's art work at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis

In a new solo exhibition at the Contemporary Art Museum of St. Louis, alumna Ebony G. Patterson explores beauty, tragedy and what lies beneath it all.

Business & Entrepreneurship

Fresher food for all

Clare Sullivan and Dan Beckmann’s visionary startup, Foodshed.io, is designed to work for everyone.

Public Health

Leana Wen: When science and politics vie

During the pandemic, Leana Wen had to sort through the confusion when politicians and pundits contradicted health experts.

Campus & Community

WashU career centers adapt to reach alumni and students

Alumni and students find professional development resources and community amidst uncertainty.

Students

Basketball Hall of Famer Abdul-Jabbar will deliver Commencement address to Class of 2021

NBA great and social justice advocate Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will deliver the 2021 Commencement address for Washington University in St. Louis, Chancellor Andrew D. Martin announced. The university plans to hold in-person ceremonies for the Class of 2021 on May 20 and 21.

Athletics

Bears baseball is back and looking to go all the way

The Bears baseball team was No. 1 in the nation when COVID-19 cut short their season. Now they’re back and undefeated.

Politics

Executive orders come ‘at great cost’

Like other modern presidents, executive orders may be the only path forward for Biden to deliver on his policy agenda, however these powers come at a great cost, according to Andrew Reeves, associate professor of political science iat Washington University in St. Louis.