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The region is vying for a $160 million NSF grant to leverage existing neuroscience research prowess into new products and technology.

Washington University hosted presidential or vice presidential debates in 1992, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2016.

After winning the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in poetry and retiring after three decades teaching at Washington University, Carl Phillips has published a new collection of poems. Like much of his work, they linger on themes like the unreliability of memory and the ever-present specter of loss.

Washington University officials recently sought to clarify that it would continue some services after a former caseworker at the center said that the pediatric center would close.

In one of four cases between a provider of gender-affirming care and the Missouri Attorney General, a judge has ruled that Missouri’s consumer protection law does not authorize Andrew Bailey’s sweeping demands for unredacted records.

Washington University in St. Louis researchers propose using child development accounts as a way for local and federal governments to deliver reparations to Black Americans. The recent journal entry explores three wealth-accumulating options for Black people to receive reparations — cash transfer, a savings plan or a trust fund.

Could whale baleen filter microplastics out of water like they filter plankton? What if microbes could be engineered to create a plastic alternative? Scientists are asking these questions in St. Louis labs.

Study finds COVID-19 boosters keep boosting, even facing new variants.

Washington University librarians and researchers launched “Asia in St. Louis,” an interactive story mapping project to help St. Louisans explore the rich history of Asian Americans in the area. The project tells the stories of the earliest Chinese immigrants in St. Louis and highlights the impact of Asian American entrepreneurs in the area.

Wash U students, alumni and supporters protested the university’s relationship with Boeing at the university’s commencement ceremony and just outside the campus border.