Author: Claire Gauen

Experiences with St. Louis organizations led alumna Samantha Searls to a career in advocating for immigrants.

Sociologist Adia Harvey Wingfield sheds light on the ways racism persists in professional settings and offers a path forward for employers.

WashU alumnae are founding companies with moms in mind, offering solutions for the raw, unfiltered realities of pregnancy and infant care.

In the undergraduate course “Beyond the Evidence,” students learn how science communication and moral worldviews intersect.

Inspired by global travel, alumnus Lavar Munroe creates dreamlike versions of our world.

Alumna Lisa Lunghofer advocates for animals in need.

As an architect and as co-chair of Make Way: Our Student Initiative, Carrie Johnson seeks to construct places of belonging.

In her work with local organizations to promote health and wellness in the St. Louis region, Diana Parra Perez sees the power of solidarity.

Pressure. Contraction. Pushing. Rupture. For many, these words point to the experience of labor and childbirth. For Michelle Oyen, something else also comes to mind. “These are all very clearly engineering words that have to do with physical forces,” says Oyen, associate professor of biomedical engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering. “We’ve been treating […]

Alumna Jenelle Cooper brings a lifelong love of aviation to her career as an aerospace engineer.