Noninvasive brain biopsy shows improved sensitivity in tumor detection
A team of researchers led by Hong Chen has developed a noninvasive diagnostic method that may one day replace tissue biopsies with a simple blood test.
Are supply chain disruptions here to stay?
Panos Kouvelis, director of The Boeing Center for Supply Chain Innovation, said, optimistically, supply chains could recover by next summer. But if the energy crisis in China doesn’t resolve quickly, “2022 will be driven by that crisis and the constraints that it creates.”
A strategic planning update
Get an update on the university’s strategic planning process from Provost Beverly Wendland.
Fail Better: Shubham Tayal
Shubham Tayal was distraught the first time he was rejected from the university’s elite Emergency Support Team. The second time wasn’t so bad. In the latest “Fail Better,” Tayal explains how Bollywood fusion helped him find his groove.
Celebrating WashU Athletics’ return to full competition
For the first time since the pandemic began, in spring of 2020, all of Washington University’s varsity athletic teams are returning to competition. In this video, we celebrate all of our scholar-champions as they prepare to start the 2021-22 season.
Video: First day for first-year students
Junior Amanda Sherman visited the South 40 on the first day of school to ask Washington University’s newest students what they’ve learned about life on campus.
In search of refuge
Researchers look at whether Ozark oases at Tyson Research Center — climate change refugia — could help species persist in spite of rising temperatures.
Chancellor marks Workday’s launch July 1
Workday, WashU’s new human resources and financial administrative system, will launch tomorrow, July 1. Here, Chancellor Andrew D. Martin shares a video message marking this important milestone and thanking the team that worked on the project.
Introducing Anna Gonzalez
Anna Gonzalez, the newly appointed vice chancellor for student affairs at Washington University, discusses her background, her leadership style and her hopes for the future.
‘A wonderful catastrophe’
“We often think about genres of love narratives, whether they’re films or novels, as frivolous,” said Jessica Rosenfeld, of Arts & Sciences. “But in the Middle Ages, love stories, love narratives, love songs, were invested with the highest seriousness.”
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