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Campus & Community

Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum to expand

The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum is a Washington University treasure and one of the oldest teaching museums in the country. Now, to help secure the museum’s future, the William T. Kemper Foundation has pledged $5 million to fund long-range capital needs, including a major expansion.
Campus & Community

Debate Insider: Oct. 9, 2016

a historic day at Washington University in St. Louis. “I think it’s amazing that history is happening right here,” one of our students quipped. So did we. Watch how our Washington University videographers captured the day.
Campus & Community

‘A moment the nation was waiting for’

Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump take questions in a town hall debate at Washington University Sunday, Oct. 9. (Joe Angeles/Washington University)
Washington University hosted what pundits and politicians alike called one of the most historic presidential debates in history. Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump faced off Oct. 9 in the Field House, in front of a crowd of 1,000, including students, politicians and dignitaries.
Medicine & Health

Methadone provides pain relief for kids with sickle cell

young patient talks with doctor
Many children with sickle cell disease experience frequent and severe pain episodes, requiring emergency room visits or hospitalization. In search of more effective ways to treat such pain, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that adding a low dose of the drug methadone to standard treatment can limit pain experienced by children with the condition.
Science & Technology

Engineers win $2 million grant to design better batteries

Batteries’ performance and durability have improved in recent years, but there are still limits on what can be used safely and efficiently. Vijay Ramani, of the School of Engineering & Applied Science, received a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to create a new membrane for batteries.
Campus & Community

Ready for our close-up

This Sunday, Oct. 9, Washington University will host the second presidential debate. A supporting cast of more than 4,500 journalists, student volunteers, local police officers, vendors, student audience members, campaign staff and surrogates, and university employees also will play important roles in this historic event.