Hello Kitty, McDonald’s and K-pop
What do K-pop music and McDonald’s restaurants have in common? Not much, actually. But these iconic institutions are great entry points into the study of modern East Asian culture.
Seelinger gives keynote at international conference on sexual violence
Kim Thuy Seelinger, a research associate professor at Washington University in St. Louis, will give a keynote address at the international conference June 2 at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.
Mrozinski wins Calibre Essay Prize
Jeanette Mrozinski, a master of fine arts candidate in creative nonfiction in WashU’s Writing Program in Arts & Sciences, has won the 2025 Calibre Essay Prize from the Australian Book Review (ABR).
Jun receives Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering award
Young-Shin Jun, professor of energy, environmental & chemical engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has been chosen to receive a 2025 Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering award from the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).
Delivering humanitarian aid in digital age
New research demonstrates potential of digital payments to help alleviate hunger.
Tracking the tap: A historical and cultural analysis of Chinese touchscreen media
Long gone are the days when smartphones were a novelty, when a finger tap on a touch-sensitive screen could thrill a user with immediate access to photos, videos and games.
High-res lidar exposes large, high-elevation cities along Asia’s Silk Roads
The first-ever use of cutting-edge drone-based lidar in Central Asia allowed archaeologists to capture stunning details of two newly documented trade cities high in the mountains of Uzbekistan.
Frachetti receives $2.4 million to study resilience in Asia-Pacific region
On Dec. 26, 2004, an earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, triggered a massive tsunami that killed more than 200,000 people and caused unprecedented destruction in communities along the surrounding coasts of the Indian Ocean.
Global trials for WashU’s childhood malnutrition therapy backed by Andy Newman gift
A staggering 3 million children die from malnutrition across the globe each year, with many more left with long-lasting deficits in their growth and development. Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD – widely regarded as the father of the microbiome – has dedicated his life’s work to changing this paradigm. Gordon, of Washington University School of Medicine […]
Kazakhstan launches CDA policy informed by CSD research
In a historic move to prepare future generations for emerging economic realities, Kazakhstan has launched a national Child Development Account (CDA) policy informed by research from the Center for Social Development (CSD).