Research and stories

Erin Blumer brings her distinct artistic sensibilities to WashU’s growing Medical Campus.

University program seeks to close household water-data gaps with filter-based monitoring

As an environmental epidemiologist, Tracy Bastain investigates how external factors — chemical, physical and biological — impact human health.

Joseph T. Steensma, a professor of practice in the School of Public Health, has been installed as the inaugural E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Professor at Washington University in St. Louis.

WashU researchers monitor, measure melting glacier system in Wyoming

Four researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have been named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

From toxic metals in the soil to hidden hunger, researchers shared knowledge with local growers and asked for theirs in return

Zack Zheng Scholar Profile Zhiling “Zach” Zheng is an assistant professor of chemistry and principal investigator of the Deep Synthesis Lab, a research team integrating AI with synthetic chemistry to accelerate the discovery of framework materials. Zheng’s interest in chemistry began early. As a middle school student, he was fascinated by crystallization – a process […]

WashU’s St. Louis Policy Initiative is tracking where food pantries are located across the region to identify gaps in access and prepare for future shortages.

Hester Blum was installed as the Lynne Cooper Harvey Distinguished Professor of English on Feb. 10, 2026.