Professor Guoyan Zhao, an associate professor in the Departments of Genetics and Neurology at the WashU School of Medicine, died on May 15, 2026. She was 54 years old. Zhao earned her bachelor’s ...

Undergraduate tuition for the 2026-2027 academic year is set to increase by 4.5%, going from $68,240 to $71,310 before financial aid is applied. Housing costs, meal plans, student activity fees, and ...

In the fall of 2016, Drew McPike was a first-semester freshman at Washington University. Waiting in line for Bear’s Den pasta one night, he struck up a conversation with an acquaintance from class.

The total cost of the project and implementation of WashU’s Workday and Student Sunrise projects totaled over $265 million, spent over at least seven years, according to David Gray, executive vice ...

I wanted desperately to like “Project Hail Mary.” I really did — it had such potential. I should back up, though. “Project Hail Mary” follows witty grade-school science teacher Ryland Grace (played by ...

The St. Louis MetroLink is this city’s most underappreciated amenity. St. Louis is unique in having a Metro system that is so expansive — in the Midwest, only Chicago and Minneapolis have higher ...

Less than four months into 2025, WashU has seen five reports of trespassing in student dorms and residential buildings on the Danforth Campus — up from three reports in all of 2024, and one break-in ...

Protesters shut down an admitted students event as part of a pro-Palestine demonstration calling on Washington University officials to divest from Boeing. As a result, the Washington University Police ...

WashU Chancellor Andrew D. Martin spoke with Student Life on Wednesday, April 1 about WashU’s engagement with the Trump administration and Congress, University finances, the addition of a new pharmacy ...

After a 2013 New York Times article identified WashU as having one of the least socioeconomically diverse student bodies among elite colleges, the University has launched several initiatives aimed at ...

In the city where blues found its rhythm, it’s not hard to find live music. Myriad venues populate downtown, and there are always shows scattered throughout St. Louis neighborhoods like Soulard and ...

Last August, The Princeton Review named WashU No.2 in the nation for “Best Campus Food,” up from No. 5 in 2024. The other five schools listed are the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (No. 1), ...