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Academy for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion releases orientation document,...
Washington University in St. Louis is committed to providing an inclusive and equitable environment for its faculty, students and staff. A key recommendation of the university’s Commission on Diversity...
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Shape affects performance of micropillars in heat transfer
As our electronic devices get more sophisticated, they also generate more heat that must be released for maximum performance. Damena Agonafer, a mechanical engineer and materials scientist in the...
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Art, poetry and ‘Momentum’
“I’ve been thinking about momentum.” So said Paul Tran, a senior poetry fellow in the Writing Program in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. This summer, Chancellor Andrew D....
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Check out 10 must-see east end highlights
(Photo: James Byard/Washington University) Sweeping views. An expansive park. And a killer turkey wrap. These are just a few of highlights of the of the newly completed east end project, Washington...
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Brave new world
Hurricane Dorian is the latest example of a frightening trend. Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, more severe and more widespread as a consequence of climate change. Research from...
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The importance of collagen fibers in health
Collagen is the most abundant protein in mammals, making up skin, bone, tendons and other soft tissues. Its fibrous nature helps cells to move throughout the body, but until now, it wasn’t clear how...
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Building ‘Momentum’
It’s finally here: The daylong celebration of the inauguration of Andrew D. Martin as chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis is tomorrow, Oct. 3. Martin is the 15th chancellor in Washington...
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What’s with the tam?
Design sketches by Meredith Liu, a senior fashion design major in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. At left is a classic tartan plaid in WashU colors. At right is a series of...
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East End Transformation dedicated
A sweeping campus planning, design and construction project has transformed the Danforth Campus of Washington University in St. Louis two years after the start of construction. The largest capital...
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Newly inaugurated Washington University Chancellor Andrew D. Martin makes...
Chancellor Andrew Martin says the WashU Pledge, a bold financial aid initiative for admitted students from Missouri and the southern portion of Illinois, will support both students and the region. “We...
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Chancellor Andrew D. Martin’s inaugural address
Andrew D. Martin delivered his inaugural address, “Momentum,” during his installation ceremony as the 15th chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis. The ceremony was held Thursday, Oct. 3,...
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‘It’s time to double down on our role and impact in St. Louis,’ Martin says
In an inaugural address that both celebrated the accomplishments of Washington University in St. Louis and challenged the university community to do more to improve the lives of those in our...
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Looking for the best from humans and machines to create new materials
In the late 1990s, IBM’s Deep Blue computer defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov. The loss shocked the chess world and led Kasparov to envision a new form of chess called centaur chess, in...
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Using ‘World of Warcraft’ to cut gamer screen time, increase maker revenue
Yulia Nevskaya’s first foray into the “World of Warcraft” started one evening at 7 p.m. She created an avatar to represent her in the online video game and set off to explore another land. “It’s like...
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Complex energies, quantum symmetries
In a certain sense, physics is the study of the universe’s symmetries. Physicists strive to understand how systems and symmetries change under various transformations. New research from Washington...
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Brain tunes itself to criticality, maximizing information processing
Researchers long wondered how the billions of independent neurons in the brain come together to reliably build a biological machine that easily beats the most advanced computers. All of those tiny...
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NSF funds research on nitrogen fixation
The word agriculture conjures up an array of images: endless fields of corn stalks, amber waves of grain, the deserts of Africa… Africa? While thoughts of the African landscape may tend to invoke a dry...
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Fifth annual Olin Sports Business Summit includes Warriors, Bulls, Dolphins...
The fifth annual Olin Sports Business Summit convenes Oct. 18 in Knight Hall’s Emerson Auditorium at Washington University in St. Louis. The 2019 lineup features numerous presentations from industry...
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‘Decoys & Depictions’ symposium Oct. 24-26
In architecture today, nothing is what it seems. Familiar outputs in the form of drawings, models and photographs are now produced through sophisticated digital tools and techniques. And though these...
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Human gut microbes could make processed foods healthier
A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis sheds light on how human gut microbes break down processed foods — especially potentially harmful chemical changes often produced...
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