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Alumna Isabel Acevedo with her family at Laclede's Landing on the St. Louis riverfront. (Credit: Samantha McRoy)

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BME alumna Isabel Acevedo supports life science innovation in St. Louis.

04.14.2026

A team of researchers led by Gang Wu created a new energy-efficient catalyst using two phosphides to split hydrogen from water. The image on the left shows the dry cathode anion-exchange membrane water electrolyzer (AEMWE), and the image on the right shows the connected dynamic hydrogen bond network. (Credit: Gang Wu)

WashU researchers use efficient method to split hydrogen from water for energy

Gang Wu leads team that designed new catalyst to extract valuable hydrogen.

04.14.2026

Genin elected to World Council of Biomechanics

Guy Genin will serve a 12-year term on prestigious international governing body.

04.14.2026

Rudra named member of National Institutes of Health study section

Jai Rudra will review applications concerned with vaccine late-stage development.

04.14.2026

Keesey awarded 2026 James L. O'Leary Prize

BME graduate student honored for excellence in neuroscience research at WashU.

04.01.2026

Research by Elena Gracheva in Chao Zhou's lab used optical coherence microscopy to image the heart tube, or cardiovascular system, of a fruit fly model of a rare human disease. (From top left) These images show a heart tube with the gene removed; one of a normal fruit fly; one with the human TREX1 gene; and one with a mutated human TREX1 gene. (Credit: Elena Gracheva)

Fruit fly model provides inside look into progression of rare human disease

Elena Gracheva in Chao Zhou’s lab uses optical coherence microscopy to monitor disease progression in fruit fly cardiovascular system.

03.31.2026

Kraus named executive director of finance and budgeting for McKelvey Engineering

She has more than 30 years of experience at WashU.

03.30.2026

Three McKelvey faculty elected to AAAS

Yixin Chen, Lori Setton and Joshua Yuan were among eleven WashU faculty members elected.

03.30.2026

WashU launches doctoral program in neuroengineering

The program, to begin in 2027, is among only a few in the United States.

03.30.2026

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Apr 16 10:00 am

ESE PhD Defense | Senyue Hao at Uncas A. Whitaker Hall

Apr 16 10:00 am

ESE Seminar | Jiaoyang Li at Stephen F. & Camilla T. Brauer Hall

Apr 16 2:30 pm

MEMS Seminar: Mechanobiology in an AI age at Stephen F. & Camilla T. Brauer Hall

Engineering management online program ranked No. 15 nationwide

The part-time online program, offered through the Sever Institute, was recognized as among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.

01.28.2026

Mbatai wins Dean James E. McLeod First-Year Writing Prize

Sophomore Izzy Mbatai has been awarded the Dean James E. McLeod First-Year Writing Prize from the College of Arts & Sciences and the College Writing Program.

10.17.2025

Habib Chamoun (left) learned about an opportunity to teach at the Sever Institute through his son, Antoine.

Sever professor pursues global mission in engineering education, negotiation

Habib Chamoun shares Sever connection with his son, Antoine.

10.06.2025

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Hong Chen, her collaborators and her lab members have been using focused ultrasound to deliver drugs to the brain, to treat brain diseases and to aid in noninvasive brain liquid biopsy for the molecular diagnosis of brain diseases. Photo by Douglas Garfield

Wonderland

Focused ultrasound making strides in diagnosis, unlocking potential treatment of brain disorders.

06.05.2025

Kahan Chavda, who earned a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering in 2016, is a co-founder and chief commercial officer of Inversa, which is working to manage invasive species in a unique way. Photo by Lisa Beth Anderson

How fashion could heal the planet

06.05.2025

Clockwise from left: Avery Cohen, Geoffrey Goffman, Sophie Fendler and Jack Galloway assemble the ground station frame. Photos by Jerry Naunheim

On a mission

WashU Satellite has big plans for its spaceflight technologies.

06.05.2025

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Katie Auyeung, a Washington University junior engineering major from Chicago, right, and Zachary Fine, a sophomore biomedical engineering major from Silver Spring, Md., left, help Craig Oberle, of Florissant, put on a device they invented that would help limit his hand tremors at the end of the school’s annual Make-a-Thon program on Thursday in St. Louis’ Central West End neighborhood. (Brian Munoz / St. Louis Public Radio)

Students invent new adaptive tech during 10-day Make-a-Thon blitz

This year's Make-a-Thon yielded eight projects.

02.26.2025

In the media: Mysterious blobs found inside cells are rewriting the story of how life works

Tiny specks called biomolecular condensates are leading to a new understanding of the cell.

01.22.2025

In the Media: New Technique for Diagnosing Brain Diseases is Successfully Put to the Test

HEC Science & Technology explores Hong Chen's new method of detecting Alzheimer's disease.

07.31.2023

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WashU researchers use efficient method to split hydrogen from water for energy

Genin elected to World Council of Biomechanics

Rudra named member of National Institutes of Health study section

Keesey awarded 2026 James L. O'Leary Prize

Fruit fly model provides inside look into progression of rare human disease

Kraus named executive director of finance and budgeting for McKelvey Engineering

Three McKelvey faculty elected to AAAS

WashU launches doctoral program in neuroengineering

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ESE PhD Defense | Senyue Hao at Uncas A. Whitaker Hall

ESE Seminar | Jiaoyang Li at Stephen F. & Camilla T. Brauer Hall

MEMS Seminar: Mechanobiology in an AI age at Stephen F. & Camilla T. Brauer Hall

Engineering management online program ranked No. 15 nationwide

Mbatai wins Dean James E. McLeod First-Year Writing Prize

Sever professor pursues global mission in engineering education, negotiation

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How fashion could heal the planet

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Students invent new adaptive tech during 10-day Make-a-Thon blitz

In the media: Mysterious blobs found inside cells are rewriting the story of how life works

In the Media: New Technique for Diagnosing Brain Diseases is Successfully Put to the Test

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