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Apr 2 2:30 pm

MEMS Seminar: Brain organoids Meet AI and Medicine at Stephen F. & Camilla T. Brauer Hall

Apr 9 2:30 pm

MEMS Seminar: “Beyond Flat Fibers: 3D Nanofibrous Microarchitectures for Regenerative Medicine” at Stephen F. & Camilla T. Brauer Hall

Apr 9 2:30 pm

MEMS Seminar: “Beyond Flat Fibers: 3D Nanofibrous Microarchitectures for Regenerative Medicine” at Stephen F. & Camilla T. Brauer Hall

Researchers at WashU have found that diamond dust is not a suitable particle for stratospheric aerosol injection that could cool the Earth. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Diamonds are not a geoengineer’s best friend

WashU researchers find that diamond dust is not ideal for strategic stratospheric aerosol injection.

03.20.2026

All systems go

How Walter Evans, BSEE ’41, left a lasting mark on control systems engineering — and everyday electronic systems in use today — with the creation of a method called root locus.

03.10.2026

WUAIR participates in Formula Student AI, an autonomous driving competition that provides each team with a car and challenges them to design and implement the sensor suite and software stack that enable it to race.

WashU AI Racing in high gear for its first year

New student group offers experiences in AI, robotics and autonomous driving.

02.11.2026

Hosted by the Center for Teaching & Learning, the iTeach conference featured sessions on AI pedagogy and ethics, alternative assessments and creative course design. The center hosts dozens of panels and workshops every year for faculty, postdoctoral researchers and graduate students. (Courtesy photo)

STEM Exchange to boost learning, support faculty

Effort launched at iTeach, biennial conference to improve teaching on campus.

01.23.2026

Images of roots studied as part of new research exploring the molecular underpinnings to how plants twist their roots. (Image: Dixit Lab)

Plant science with a twist

Researchers at WashU find mechanism for twisted growth of plant organs.

01.06.2026

Ramesh Agarwal receives 2025 IDSAI Lifetime Achievement Award

Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the fields of data science and artificial intelligence.

01.06.2026

The modern digitally connected world was built from many technologies adapted from the military. WashU engineers are continuing to push that tech forward with grants from the U.S. Department of Defense that fund multidisciplinary research into new manufacturing techniques, greater performance of electronics and more intelligent machine learning systems. (Image: Shutterstock).

Best defense? Invest in research

WashU engineers have earned highly sought-after Department of Defense grants for network engineering, energy storage.

12.15.2025

Balancing act

Alumna Kameryn Furman finds success in engineering and ice skating.

12.05.2025

Two McKelvey faculty awarded Global Incubator Seed Grants

Joshua Yuan, Sang-Hoon Bae recognized for environmental research projects.

11.24.2025