Redefining refugee resettlement 

Because of you, a multidisciplinary team of WashU faculty is shaping conversations among service providers and policymakers. For many refugees resettling in the United States, success means more than finding a job or achieving financial independence — it’s about building a meaningful life in a new community.  Because of you, WashU faculty are helping amplify […]

Unlocking answers for childhood brain tumors 

With continued support, WashU researchers are turning complex genetic puzzles into clinical progress. When a child is diagnosed with a brain tumor, families need answers — and hope. WashU researchers are working to provide both, and your support makes that work possible.  Led by David H. Gutmann, MD, PhD, the Donald O. Schnuck Family Professor […]

Accelerating innovation in sustainable food production

With your partnership, WashU faculty are advancing ideas that reach across disciplines and borders. From hunger and malnutrition to climate-driven crop loss, the world is facing unprecedented challenges that demand bold thinking and collaborative solutions. At WashU, faculty are rising to meet these challenges head-on.  The university’s new Food and Agriculture Research Mission (FARM) is […]

Undergraduates explore cellular dynamics through original research

Your philanthropic support removes barriers to research and invests in student potential. For sophomores Alice Rho and Jolee Zhou, research isn’t just something they hope to do someday. It’s already shaping their undergraduate experience at WashU and potentially the future of medicine for decades to come.    Thanks to support from the M.R. Metzger Family Foundation, […]

Katherine Minielly

Student Spotlight:

Katherine Minielly, McKelvey School of Engineering Class of 2025

Chip Hiemenz

Alumni Spotlight: Chip Hiemenz, MBA ’12

Thirteen years after graduation, Chip Hiemenz still leans on lessons learned at WashU in his role as vice president of key accounts at Hunter Engineering Company

Finding new friends: Another benefit of Eliot Society membership

By Abbi Telander It sounds like an advertisement: Fun-loving millennial couple seeks friends with shared interests and philanthropic values. Love for WashU a must. Instead, this describes what Christine Donahue Dill, AB ’08, and her husband, Stanley “Myers” Dill, BS ’08, and Alison Curran Smith, AB ’08, and her husband, Kenneth “Buck” Smith Jr., AB […]

Jenna Bennett inspecting a patient's ear

Scholarship recipient committed to providing health care access for all

At WashU Medicine, 59% of medical and Medical Scientist Training Program students receive a full-tuition scholarship. Additionally, 29% of medical students receive a partial-tuition scholarship. These students come to WashU from across the United States and around the world, determined to make connections, create knowledge, and find ways to improve their communities near and far. […]