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Tropical bounty: How forests can turn into chemical factories

A team led by biologists in Arts & Sciences and the Missouri Botanical Garden uncovered the ecological forces that drive remarkable chemical diversity of trees in the Andes mountains.

Psychology

Can social media be good for mental health?

Researchers at Washington University study the upside to staying social online.

Students

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Images from on and around the WashU campuses.

Business & Entrepreneurship

Putting the business of health front and center

Mike Mazzeo (Photo: Whitney Curtis/WashU)

In collaboration with WashU partners, Olin Dean Mike Mazzeo seeks to enable the commercialization of medical discoveries.

Art & Design

What is design today?

The new MDes program will be housed in the Sam Fox School’s planned Design Futures Hub, which will be constructed within Anabeth and John Weil Hall. (Photo: James Byard/WashU)

Graduate students studying human-computer interaction begin courses this fall — with help from prominent alumni.

Arts & Culture

Why we will always love Dolly

An Arts & Sciences course offers a deep dive into the transcendent career of Dolly Parton.

St. Louis Region

Room to grow

Laurie Phillips, MBA ’99, MSW ’09, is executive director of Room at the Inn, a nonprofit serving homeless families. (Photo: Joe Angeles/WashU)

Alumna Laurie Phillips is committed to serving homeless families in the St. Louis region.

Campus & Community

Inspired by nature

Faculty at WashU follow the natural world for inspiration and ideas for innovative and “wild” solutions.

Students

Redefining leadership

WashU believes every person has a leading role to play in building a better world.

Humanities & Society

Competition and freedom

Jonathan Kanter, JD '98, served as assistant attorney general of antitrust for the U.S. Department of Justice. (Photo: Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

As head of antitrust at the U.S. Department of Justice, alumnus Jonathan Kanter brought cases challenging the power of some of the world’s biggest companies.