Professor Guoyan Zhao, an associate professor in the Departments of Genetics and Neurology at the WashU School of Medicine, died on May 15, 2026. She was 54 years old. Zhao earned her bachelor’s ...

Yes, you signed your roommate agreements when you were still civil — pretending to be nice, polite, and far too gracious. Back then, you hadn’t been jolted awake by your roommate stumbling in at 2 a.m ...

The last day of February means only one thing in college basketball: Madness is coming. In its final regular season game, No. 24 WashU men’s basketball beat No. 4 University of Chicago 82-73 on Feb.

Protesters shut down an admitted students event as part of a pro-Palestine demonstration calling on Washington University officials to divest from Boeing. As a result, the Washington University Police ...

Barnes and Noble is a magical place. Row after row of bookshelves fill the store with that new book smell, coupled with a whiff of pumpkin spice from the obligatory on-site Starbucks. However, all is ...

When junior softball player Emily Talkow first saw the newly unveiled Washington University Sports Performance Center (SPC) facility, her mind was blown. “My reaction to seeing the new Sports ...

Earth and Planetary Sciences Assistant Professor Joshua Smith resigned abruptly in August after allegations of two sexually inappropriate relationships came to the attention of the administration.

50 years ago yesterday, Washington University students gathered in protest of the Vietnam War after learning of the shooting at Kent State University. The protest ended in flames. The ROTC building, ...

The St. Louis MetroLink is this city’s most underappreciated amenity. St. Louis is unique in having a Metro system that is so expansive — in the Midwest, only Chicago and Minneapolis have higher ...

I wanted desperately to like “Project Hail Mary.” I really did — it had such potential. I should back up, though. “Project Hail Mary” follows witty grade-school science teacher Ryland Grace (played by ...

Journalist and author Karen Hao urged the WashU community to increase its awareness around the artificial intelligence (AI) industry, Silicon Valley’s actions, and the negative impact of both on ...

For the past few years, WashU students have advocated for the repatriation of the Robert J. Terry Anatomical Skeletal Collection and the renouncement of its primary collector, former head of WashU’s ...