Twenty years of African cinema in St. Louis This year marks a major milestone for Washington University’s African Film Festival. Founded by Wilmetta Toliver‑Diallo, with 2026 comes two decades of bringing the depth and diversity of African cinema to St. Louis audiences. What began in 2006 as a modest effort to share films from across the continent has grown into a beloved cultural […]

'Twenty years of African cinema in St. Louis'

🖋 Zaria Mac | The St. Louis American
📸 Courtesy photos

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #RAC #ARPA #AfricanFilm #FilmFestival #WashU #CommunityEvent #Cinema

WashU study finds no clear link between food aid and childhood obesity A sweeping review of decades of research is challenging a long-standing claim in food policy debates: that federal nutrition assistance programs contribute to childhood obesity. Researchers at the Washington University School of Public Health and the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis analyzed 75 peer-reviewed studies spanning more than four decades and found […]

'WashU study finds no clear link between food aid and childhood obesity'

🖋 Ashley Winters | St. Louis American
📸 Photo from Canva

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #FoodPolicy #ChildHealth #NutritionPrograms #WashU #CommunitySupport

WashU reports $9.8 billion economic impact in region Washington University in St. Louis contributed $9.8 billion to the regional economy in fiscal year 2025, according to the university. WashU said it directly generated $4.1 billion in economic activity, including $2.6 billion in employee salaries, $334 million spent on local goods and services and $196 million on construction projects. Students spent an additional $217 […]

'WashU reports $9.8 billion economic impact in region'

🖋 St. Louis American staff
📸 Wiley Price | St. Louis American

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #WashU #EconomicDevelopment #StLouisRegion #Research

Heads up, STL urbanists! There is a Strong Towns speaking event happening at WashU soon.

We aren't the hosts and have no affiliation with the event, but we know many of you won't want to miss a conversation about building stronger, more resilient cities.

Details in the flyer! 👇 #WashU #Urbanism

Revisiting Baldwin When baritone Markel Reed first stepped into the voice of James Baldwin in 2021, the world was already on edge. The production was mounted during a pandemic. The nation was reckoning with the aftershocks of protests following the murder of George Floyd. Audiences were socially distanced, masked and searching for meaning. Now Reed returns to […]

'Revisiting Baldwin'

🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American
📸 Photo courtesy of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #MarkelReed #JamesBaldwin #Opera #WashU

Alvitta Ottley appointed to U.N. artificial intelligence panel Alvitta Ottley, an associate professor of computer science and engineering at the WashU McKelvey School of Engineering, has been appointed to the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence, established within the United Nations. Ottley is one of 40 members selected by the U.N. General Assembly after an independent review by the International Telecommunication Union, […]

'Alvitta Ottley appointed to U.N. artificial intelligence panel'

🖋 St. Louis American staff
📸 Courtesy photo

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #peopleonthemove #WashU #AI #UnitedNations #TechLeadership

Partisan preferences for antitrust policy | Political Science Research and Methods | Cambridge Core Partisan preferences for antitrust policy

Research : doi.org/10.1017/psrm...
@universitypress.cambridge.org

#Antitrust #PoliticalEconomy #MarketCompetition #Democracy #PublicOpinion #EconomicPolicy #CorporatePower #UC Berkeley #WashU

A guide to healing through Black feminist joy Black joy takes center stage in “The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body,” a work by playwright Lisa B. Thompson— a scholar‑artist known for satirical comedies and piercing dramas that challenge stereotypes and reframe Black womanhood. Thompson, whose work often blends humor with cultural critique, brings that same intellectual sharpness to this production, which […]

'A guide to healing through Black feminist joy'

🖋 Zaria Mac | The St. Louis American
📸 Taylor Marrie | St. Louis American

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #RAC #ARPA #BlackTheatre #BlackJoy #TheBlackRep #WashU #ArtsAndCulture

#washu #tenchi #tenchimuyo #天地無用 #Toonami

Great press release about #WashU Classics! Read more here: classics.wustl.edu/news/washu-g... #amheida2026 #archaeology #romanegypt #egypt @isawnyu.bsky.social

Mapping the dance of circadian synchrony Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have found a way to better track circadian brain signals that synchronize the body clocks.

Here's a nice #WashU summary of @circatwenty4.bsky.social recent @pnas.org paper where he introduces MITE to infer functional connections among neurons. source.washu.edu/2025/12/mapp...

We would love to be at the #aiascs2026 in SF, but #amheida2026 officially kicked off yesterday! Students from #washu helped to clean and prepare the site Building 10 in Area 8. We plan to open at least 2 trenches this Sat. #dakhlaoasis #romanegypt #archaeology @isawnyu.bsky.social

Vista over the tops of a mudbrick city and a cloudless blue sky.

Monumental arch over empty book niches and shelves in a ancient madrasa

Tall mudbrick room with empty book niches and shelves in a ancient madrasa

An undecorated mudbrick minaret stretching into a cloudless blue sky

@isawnyu.bsky.social ISAW library staff embedded with @amheida-project.bsky.social visited the medieval and mudbrick city of el Qasr in the #dakhlaoasis with some #washu students yesterday. Among the highlights was the library of the madrasa! #egypt #libraries #nyulibraries

Sandstone block with the crowned cat god sekhmet looking left. Hieroglyphs in the upper left corner

Bust of a woman looking down from the ceiling of tomb of Petosiris at El Muzzawaka

Landscape of Egyptian desert with a partially restored pyramid with steep sides centered

Undeclared mudbrick minaret reaching to the a cloudless blue sky

We took #washu students on a field trip yesterday to W #dalhlaoasis to see the temple of Deir el Hagar, the tombs of El Muzzawaka, the site and pyramid of Amheida, and medieval and Ottoman mudbrick city of el Qasr. #amheida2026 #isawnyu

A perfect match How head coach Paige Madara, herself a former Bears’ tennis player, helped the WashU women win its first national tennis title.

I had the privilege of teaching Paige during her first year at #WashU, and her work ethic in class certainly matches what is described here. Super proud of her! #VicariousBragging

#Cornell #WashU

Moe Mahjoub Advancing Lung Disease Research Through Dual R01 Awards - Division of Nephrology Moe Mahjoub, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine (Division of Nephrology) and the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, has received two newly awarded R01 grants from the NIH, ...

Proud moment for #WashU Nephrology, Pulmonary, and Genetics! Drs. Moe Mahjoub (@mahjoublab.bsky.social), Susan Dutcher (@dutcherlab.bsky.social) & Steven Brody (@brodylab.bsky.social) are advancing lung disease research with two #NIH R01 awards! #WashUMedicine
nephrology.wustl.edu/moe-mahjoub-...

Look Up! ✨

The Northern Lights lit up the skies above campus, captured beautifully by WashU student Hanyu Xiao!

#WashU #northernlights #AuroraBorealis

Washington University in St. Louis will host the 36th annual Diwali production presented by Ashoka, the university’s South Asian student association.

#Diwali #BREAKING #WashU #Ashoka #Dhamaka #IndianStudents

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WashU rejects Trump proposal tying federal funding to campus policy changes Washington University has declined to sign a Trump administration proposal that would condition access to federal funding on universities’ agreement to scale back DEI programs, limit international enrollment and freeze tuition — even as the university continues discussions with federal officials about the plan’s implications. Chancellor Andrew D. Martin confirmed in a Wednesday message to […]

'WashU rejects Trump proposal tying federal funding to campus policy changes'

🖋 St. Louis American staff
📸 Photo from KSDK

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #WashU #HigherEd #AcademicFreedom #DEI

Thank you to Dr. Evan Eichler for visiting #WashU and presenting in our Department of Genetics seminar series. An inspiring talk from one of my academic fathers! @washugenetics.bsky.social #genetics #genomics

Let's goooo! Waiting for some good news from #Caltech and #WashU

Watch MAGA Nazi Get ARRESTED After Stunt BACKFIRES youtu.be/PPxBdNY46lc?... via @YouTube
#USNews #NowWatching #Politics #TrumpNews #MAGAnews #MAGAnuts #MAGAnazi #WashU #FarRight #MAGABigTalk

Louche Lothario?
or
Power Flower Salesman?

This Biedermeier Beau is taking care of all of these posies for you... With a few emergency blooms in reserve for another customer!
Olin Library at #WashU, glimpsed during the #movablebooksociety conference!

#Washu! the #animekitty she loves watching anime. Last we checked she is 8 lbs and 14 1/2 oz

Ender was born bigger then her.

Her mews, are the best, and she just need pets. Don't pick up though.

orange tabby cat with little bit of cream

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Here is a portrait of Betha Whitlow, the driving force behind WashU’s Digital Art History Lab (DAHL).

Once a slide curator, she digitized vast collections and helped make her own role obsolete — paving the way for DAHL, which now trains and empowers students in digital art history. Whitlow is […]

Behind the scenes at @mobotgarden.bsky.social

WashU students toured the Oertli Hardy Plant Nursery with Dr. Matthew Albrecht to see how research meets conservation.

Thanks to MOBOT for opening their doors (and greenhouses).

📸: Sean Garcia, WashU

#WashU #InSTLforSTL #botanicalgardens

Telling the story of COVID-19 in St. Louis - WashU School of Public Health New book by Washington University faculty, staff presents St. Louisans’ experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic in their own words.

This looks fascinating. Kudos to the many #WashU #PublicHealth folks involved.
@washumedicine.bsky.social
#academicsky #stemsky #Covid
schoolofpublichealth.washu.edu/telling-the-...

What Your Patients Need to Know About Receiving Lenacapavir PrEP Joseph Cherabie, M.D., M.Sc., shares his personal experience with LEN PrEP and outlines important messages for clinicians to communicate with their patients who are considering the drug.

Check out this interview by @bodyprohiv.bsky.social which features Dr. Joseph Cherabie, from #WashU who shares his personal experience of being elected to be one of the first individuals in the U.S. to receive injectable #lenacapavir #PrEP. Watch here: bit.ly/45Cr00N