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WashU’s Asian American Association (AAA), otherwise known as “Triple A,” recently collaborated with 25 cultural clubs and nine sponsors to host its biggest event of the year: “Night Market.” The 2026 theme, Neon Lights, brought a vibrant, energetic atmosphere to over 1,200 students from the Gregg storefronts to the Clocktower on the South 40 as a welcoming space for WashU students to come together in celebration of the distinct Asian communities on campus.

Lesley Malin, AB ’88, and Scott Helm, BSBA ’87, of Baltimore, have made a $1.35 million gift to support WashU’s annual summer theater program at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London, which is hosted by the Performing Arts Department (PAD) in Arts & Sciences.

Guy Genin, the Harold and Kathleen Faught Professor of Mechanical Engineering at WashU McKelvey Engineering, has been elected to the World Council of Biomechanics, one of the field’s most prestigious international governing bodies. 

WashU biologists Toby Pennington and Jonathan Myers contributed to an ambitious study on South America’s tropical forests, revealing important shifts in biodiversity.

The WashU-University of Warwick (UK) Collaboration Fund has been established to strengthen connections between the two institutions and stimulate high-impact collaboration research and education initiatives. The call invites proposals in all disciplines that are of mutual interest to the project team and will deepen the partnership between WashU and Warwick. Eligible proposals must include at […]

Wilmetta Toliver-Diallo, a lover of movies and a student of Africa, had a vision to introduce St. Louis audiences to films from Africa. The goal, she said, was to showcase the hidden talents of African filmmakers and the diversity of the continent’s nations and cultures. 

Join us for an afternoon showcasing the latest research of WashU faculty members and researchers working across borders and disciplines to respond to humanity’s most pressing challenges. Featured presenters are recipients of Global Incubator Seed Grants, which harness the power of our international partnerships to advance innovative research in areas aligned with the university’s strategic plan. The program culminates with awards and recognitions celebrating research excellence at WashU.

Staff of UNICEF China gathered in-person and online for a briefing on Child Development Account (CDA) policy by scholars from the Center for Social Development (CSD) at Washington University in St. Louis and Peking University.

Fischer, professor of medicine at WashU Medicine, heads the school’s Death to Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis Project (DOLF). The program’s dramatic name feels appropriate given the audaciousness of its goal: the complete elimination of two devastating parasitic diseases. Lymphatic filariasis (LF, known as elephantiasis) and onchocerciasis (oncho, known as river blindness) cause illness and disability, affecting millions in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.

Nearly half of young adults across eight countries report feeling lonely — and those who do face much higher likelihood of depression and anxiety, according to a new international study led by researchers at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Public Health.