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December 2025

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Defying gravity

Defying gravity

The remarkable journey of WashU student Jordan Hughes, who matriculated on campus against all odds.


A scientist’s ‘a-ha moment’

While Alex Quillin, PhD ’25, was a graduate student in the lab of Jennifer Heemstra, the Charles Allen Thomas Professor of Chemistry in Arts & Sciences, she led a team of chemists studying how cells create messages using the language of RNA — messages in constant need of editing to help avoid cancer and other […]

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Lexi Lampkin, AB ’20, moved to Nashville and is the new talent manager for Opry Entertainment Group, which owns Ryman Auditorium, the Grand Ole Opry, Ole Red and various music festivals. Previously, she was the talent coordinator for Dick Clark Productions in Los Angeles.

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