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Jewish books stolen by Nazis during World War II returned to Prague — by way of Washington University Libraries. In February 1972, more than 100 cartons of books made a cross-country journey from Los Angeles to St. Louis. Washington University paid $30,000 for the thousands of volumes that would comprise the bulk of the Shimeon Brisman Collection in […]

Renowned evolutionary biologist Jonathon Losos has spent his storied career studying anole lizards in South America and the Caribbean. The small, primarily tree-dwelling creatures, a relation to the iguana, encompass some 400 species, and nearly half of them live on islands.

Kenneth Olsen, the George William and Irene Koechig Freiberg Professor of Biology, frequently works with international colleagues to study the evolution and genetics of plants. Much of his focus is on rice, a crop that has been grown under human control for 10,000 years. Olsen explained that domesticated crops are like prolonged experiments in natural […]

Ten recent alumni of Washington University in St. Louis earned Fulbright awards in 2023 to travel abroad to conduct research or to teach English.

An esteemed group of scholars, the Taiwan Ministry of Education-Washington University Fellows, represent a select cohort from diverse disciplines. These fellows are granted tuition coverage, a monthly stipend for living expenses, and an annual travel allowance through the combined support of Washington University in St. Louis and the Taiwan Ministry of Education. Meet our current […]

Prof. Cindy Brantmeier has been named to the advisory board for LANGUAGES, a multinational language acquisition research study.

Mechanical metamaterials are materials that are designed to have specific properties, such as being able to bend or twist in certain ways. Guy Genin, Harold and Kathleen Faught Professor of Mechanical Engineering at McKelvey School of Engineering, along with collaborative researchers from Tsinghua University, a McDonnell International Scholars Academy partner, are studying how these materials […]

Serves as a catalyst for innovative research, supporting scholars in their investigations of German literary trends, movements, and themes by offering a platform for academic exchange and dialogue.

​​​​​​​The Lives it Has Changed in Sub-Saharan Africa When Scovia Nassaazi was 12 years old, her family agreed to participate in a pilot research program led by a U.S. scholar to open savings accounts for children in the small Ugandan towns where they lived.  The account was used to help pay her school fees and encourage […]

Anika Walke, the Georgie W. Lewis Career Development Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, has won a  senior fellowship in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie FRIAS COFUND Program.