Michael Wysession explores how geology shaped human history in new Great Courses series
How have earthquakes, volcanoes, climate shifts, and other forces of nature shaped the course of human history? WashU Professor Michael Wysession explores the connections between geology and civilization in a new 24-lecture series from The Great Courses, examining how our dynamic planet has influenced societies across time—and continues to shape the world we live in today.
Speeding progress toward ending HIV epidemic is aim of global conference
The HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Health Science of Implementation Conference, or VISTA, will take place from September 21-23, 2026, in Cape Town, South Africa. VISTA is organized by researchers from Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Cape Town.
WashU–University of Warwick Collaboration Fund recipients announced
Five new projects have been selected for funding through the WashU–University of Warwick Collaboration Fund, the latest step in advancing our strategic partnership. The projects span the physical and life sciences, humanities and social sciences, and AI-enabled healthcare education, each pairing complementary expertise from both institutions to tackle complex global challenges with lasting academic, educational, and societal impact.
WashU engineering students immerse themselves in UK innovation and culture
This May, students from WashU’s Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering swapped their usual classrooms for a two-week international experience module hosted by the University of Warwick.
Huang appointed to international social work board
Jin Huang, the Irving Louis Horowitz Professor in Social Policy at the WashU Brown School, has been appointed to serve on the advisory board of the Katherine A. Kendall Institute for International Social Work within the Council on Social Work Education.
Silkworm cultivation predated the Silk Road in southern Central Asia
The silkworm moth, whose caterpillars have been used in silk production since antiquity, may have been brought to southern Central Asia 4,000 years ago — nearly 2,000 years earlier than previously assumed — according to new research from Washington University in St. Louis.
What I learned following a mentor into the jungle
Guided by graduate student Tasman Ezra, a WashU undergraduate turns classroom skills into field research in Honduras and gains a deeper understanding of what it means to be a scientist.
Huffman appointed to Fogarty International Center advisory board
William Bowen Professor of Medicine and Professor of Public Health Mark Huffman, MD, MPH, has been appointed to the advisory board of the Fogarty International Center at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Global consortium launches AI tools to accelerate Alzheimer’s research, treatments
A global consortium co-founded by WashU Medicine and directed by neurologist Randall J. Bateman, MD, brings together members from academia, major pharmaceutical companies and philanthropic organizations. The consortium, C-BRAIN, is launching three open-source AI tools designed to accelerate Alzheimer’s research.
Dementia rising across Latino populations, multidecade study finds
A new study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Newcastle University in the U.K. finds that the share of adults living with dementia rose substantially across several Latin American and Caribbean sites over the past two decades.