Arts & Sciences

Less than 48 hours after he learned he would not be a Rhodes Scholar, WashU senior Omar Abdelmoity hopped on a plane to interview for the equally prestigious — yet somehow more elusive — Marshall Scholarship. This time would be different.

Washington University in St. Louis senior Omar Abdelmoity received the prestigious Marshall Scholarship, which provides American students the opportunity to study in the United Kingdom. Abdelmoity plans to earn an advanced degree in evidence-based social intervention and policy evaluation from Oxford University and a second advanced degree in population health sciences from Cambridge University.

Graduating WashU seniors Oviya Kalaivanan and Timileyin Olugbenro founded WashU Hospice and Palliative Care Club, which serves 11 St. Louis hospice providers. “We do not provide clinical care, but we are an essential part of the care team,” Olugbenro said. “I tell our volunteers all of the time that it is an honor to have this role.”

WashU alumni with booming performing arts careers, from Broadway to TV, share their stories on a WashU-centered podcast.

How head coach Paige Madara, herself a former Bears’ tennis player, helped the WashU women win its first national tennis title.

Celebrated poet Mary Jo Bang completes the third book in a modern translation of The Divine Comedy, an effort that took two decades.

Alex Quillin, PhD ’25, talks about the day she looked through the microscope and realized what she and her fellow students discovered.

In his new book “Look Out: The Delight and Danger of Taking the Long View,” WashU’s Edward McPherson explores the human desire for “big picture” perspectives — and how such perspectives cultivate both awe and arrogance.

Jonathan B. Losos, PhD, and Charles F. Zorumski, MD, are the recipients of Washington University in St. Louis’ 2025 faculty achievement awards, according to Chancellor Andrew D. Martin. They were among several people recognized during WashU’s annual Founders Day celebration.

A study from researchers at Washington University in St. Louis has found connections between the alternative sweetener sorbitol and liver disease.