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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

The image above is from a 63-year-old woman with targeted-ultrasound demonstrated an irregular mass detected by a screening mammogram. The total hemoglobin concentration (HbT) map (inset) showed high HbT levels, which raises suspicion for cancer. The calculated blood oxygen saturation level was at the lower end. The HbT and blood oxygen saturation levels were presented to the radiologists in the study, which increased the confidence of a malignant diagnosis. The biopsy results revealed grade 3 triple-negative breast cancer, measuring 2 centimeters. (Credit: Zhu lab)

Imaging technique can reduce benign breast biopsies by 25%

Ultrasound-guided diffuse optical tomography reduces breast biopsies in WashU study.

01.15.2026

Brian Garnett plays Scrabble competitively in tournaments throughout the U.S. and Canada. Courtesy photo.

A way with words

CSE’s Brian Garnett studies Scrabble strategy.

01.21.2026

Holiday greetings

As the semester comes to a close, Dean Aaron Bobick wants to share his holiday message. But his desk is jam-packed with McKelvey memorabilia and engineering equipment. Can you help him find the message hidden somewhere on his making-things-happen desk? How many items can you identify? View the answer key.

While you seek and find, all of us at McKelvey Engineering wish you a peaceful holiday season and time to recharge with friends and family.

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Feb 9 1:00 pm

IMSE Seminar: "Material Strategies for Multifunctional and Chronic Bioelectronic Interfaces" at Stephen F. & Camilla T. Brauer Hall

Feb 10 7:00 am

Electrical & Systems Engineering Master's Virtual Information Session

Feb 11 7:30 am

Engineering Management Full-Time Master's Virtual Information Session hosted by the Sever Institute

Momentum Magazine

Read about Hong Chen’s work in focused ultrasound, alum Kahan Chavda’s innovative approach to managing invasive species with a twist of fashion, and celebrate the remarkable career (so far) of Phil Bayly.

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Our faculty push the boundaries

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Faculty Spotlight

View the faculty bio for Richard Axelbaum

Investigates ways to eliminate the formation of pollutants, such as soot

Richard Axelbaum

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Virtual tour preview

Common study space in Jubel Hall
A glimpse of a biomedical engineering lab in Whitaker Hall.
McKelvey Hall is the new home to the Department of Computer Science & Engineering and support Washington University’s data science efforts.

Tour our buildings

The new complex for the McKelvey School of Engineering sits on the northeast corner of WashU's Danforth Campus. This area includes five academic buildings with research laboratories and specialized facilities that support the school's intellectual vision and plans.

Since 2000, more than $275 million has been invested in new and renovated engineering space.

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The best things happen at the intersection of disciplines

At McKelvey Engineering students have the freedom to follow their passion and make a difference in the world. What's your path?

Undergraduate Graduate

Engineering by the numbers

_No. 12

Biomedical Engineering graduate program ranking in U.S. News

$57 ^million

in research awards (FY23)

28^%

of first-year students are Pell Grant-eligible

Support for PhD students

PhD students in McKelvey Engineering are fully-funded, including full tuition support and health insurance.

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