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WashU scholar Thembelani Mbatha explores how literature, photography, and art challenge official narratives of South Africa’s apartheid past, highlighting the limits of reconciliation and the ongoing pursuit of historical justice.

Join us for an afternoon celebrating the people, ideas, and discoveries connecting WashU to the world, as faculty working across borders and disciplines share their latest exciting research. This event, part of WashU Global Week, is organized by WashU Global, Office of the Provost.

This past summer, three WashU students joined peers from around the world for Korea University’s Climate Corps Summer School, where they designed and pitched solutions to pressing climate challenges.

WashU expert warns that U.S. sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) threaten academic freedom, restrict international research collaborations and limit opportunities for law students. Sadat, who joined other legal scholars in challenging the sanctions, argues that the restrictions undermine international legal education and engagement with global institutions.

Mitra Naseh, assistant professor at the WashU Brown School, will receive the Beacon Award from the International Institute of St. Louis at its 2026 Ubuntu Gala on November 6. The recognition highlights her community-engaged research supporting the integration of Afghan and other refugee communities in St. Louis.

WashU historian Marjan Wardaki explores how Afghan and Indian scientists forged international networks in interwar Germany, using science and technology to challenge British imperial power. Her research reexamines Afghanistan’s role as a center of scientific innovation and anticolonial collaboration.

WashU and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) signed a memorandum of understanding to expand research and educational collaboration, building on existing faculty connections. Initial plans include a joint seed grants program and student exchange.

Michael Sherraden, founder and co-director of WashU’s Center for Social Development, delivered a keynote address in Turin, Italy, celebrating the 430th anniversary of Fondazione Ufficio Pio and the launch of a new book on innovative asset-building initiatives in Italy.

A nutrition program for pregnant women inspired by ancestral dietary patterns and adapted to locally available foods in Ecuador increased growth in a key fetal brain region, according to a study led by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis.

Bursky Public Health’s Summer Experience Program offers undergrads, MPH students hands-on experience with diverse aspects of public health research, practice.