Who Knew WashU?
Question: Which WashU program offers free hands-on science lessons for kids and parents?
Answer: D) The Institute for School Partnership, which has created new fall-focused STEM activities that parents can enjoy with their children. Each year, the ISP supports over 5,000 educators from dozens of public and independent schools.
Congrats to this week’s winner, Michelle Givens, who works in patient billing and will receive an “I Knew WashU” luggage tag!
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Therapeutic food named a Best Invention of 2025
Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, the Dr. Robert J. Glaser Distinguished University Professor at WashU Medicine, co-leads a team that developed a therapeutic food designed to treat childhood malnutrition. The food was named one of Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2025.
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The hidden river
The Mississippi River defines St. Louis, shaping its life and culture. But today, for many St. Louisans, that connection has been broken, says Derek Hoeferlin, chair of landscape architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis.
