Our people
Covey, Milbrandt, Moran named to National Academy of Inventors
Washington University in St. Louis faculty from the School of Medicine and the McKelvey School of Engineering have been elected fellows of the National Academy of Inventors, the highest professional distinction reserved solely for academic inventors.
Our expertise
Is privacy dead?
In a new book, “Why Privacy Matters,” one of the world’s leading experts in privacy law, Neil Richards, the Koch Distinguished Professor in Law and co-director of the Cordell Institute for Policy in Medicine & Law, argues privacy is not dead, but up for grabs.
Making water accessible, reliable and sustainable
Josiah Cox’s utilities company has grown to service multiple states while also changing how we access
clean water.
Our impact
University announces plans for new Arts & Sciences building
Washington University in St. Louis plans to construct a new state-of-the-art building for Arts & Sciences, the largest school on the Danforth Campus, announced Chancellor Andrew D. Martin. The building and the surrounding landscape will create a new quad at the heart of campus, west of Olin Library and north of Graham Chapel.
The essential academic
Provost Beverly Wendland landed a dream job at WashU and started it in the middle of a pandemic.
Fortunately, she was ready to jump in the deep end.
How do we build a healthy and vibrant civic community?
There is no doubt that we are experiencing a time of immense sociocultural upheaval
and division in the United States. Our podcast, “This Civic Moment,” explores how we
can come through it together.
Videos
Get to know Sean Armstrong
Asquith S. “Sean” Armstrong joined Washington University in St. Louis as dean of University College on Nov. 1. In this video, he talks about his decision to come to WashU, his background and his commitment to University College and the success of adult learners.
