Career Catalysts is a new series by WashU interns, about WashU interns. In this installment, see how Fiona Sun, a McKelvey School of Engineering student, is working with Equine Smartbit to develop a sort of smartwatch for horses at Fairmount Park.
A project that could help scientists identify novel ways to fight disease is one of the research efforts that will get a significant boost under a new collaboration agreement that Washington University in St. Louis has signed with science and technology company MilliporeSigma.
WashU’s Rural Scholars Academy welcomed its third cohort of high school juniors to campus this month for college classes, admissions workshops and field trips to St. Louis attractions. Ten members of the academy’s first class will attend WashU this fall, many on full scholarships.
Commencement with the WashU Prison Education Project
WashU Magazine checks in with Provost Beverly Wendland two-plus years after launching “Here and Next,” the bold, ambitious strategic plan that’s changing WashU in so many exciting ways
WashU’s direct and indirect impact to the St. Louis economy in 2024 totaled $9.3 billion, an increase of $500 million from 2023. During fiscal year 2024, which concluded June 30, WashU spent $3.9 billion on salaries, construction and purchasing. That money rippled across the region, generating another $5.4 billion in economic activity